TY - BOOK AU - Ehrenreich,John TI - The altruistic imagination: a history of social work and social policy in the United States SN - 9780801471230 AV - HV91 .A487 1985 PY - 1985/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Social service KW - United States KW - History KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671281&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -