The altruistic imagination : a history of social work and social policy in the United States /
Ehrenreich, John, 1943-
The altruistic imagination : a history of social work and social policy in the United States / John H. Ehrenreich. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)1985. - 1 online resource (271 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The origins of American social policy -- Casework and the emergence of social work as a profession -- The construction of the welfare state -- The crisis in social work, 1929-1945 -- Social policy in the affluent society, 1945-1960 -- Kennedy, Johnson, and the great society -- A house divided: the second crisis in social work, 1960-1980 -- The next phase.
Social work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship. In this book, John H. Ehrenreich offers a critical interpretation of their intertwined histories.
9780801471230
Social service--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
HV91 / .A487 1985
The altruistic imagination : a history of social work and social policy in the United States / John H. Ehrenreich. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)1985. - 1 online resource (271 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The origins of American social policy -- Casework and the emergence of social work as a profession -- The construction of the welfare state -- The crisis in social work, 1929-1945 -- Social policy in the affluent society, 1945-1960 -- Kennedy, Johnson, and the great society -- A house divided: the second crisis in social work, 1960-1980 -- The next phase.
Social work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship. In this book, John H. Ehrenreich offers a critical interpretation of their intertwined histories.
9780801471230
Social service--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
HV91 / .A487 1985