Social work -- Social welfare

Indeks : p.585-602 ; This book is designed to stimulate student interest in social work and to provide an experiential flavor of what the fields of social welfare and social work are really like. Using a social problems approach, it describes how people are affected by poverty, child abuse, emotional difficulties, sexism, alcholoism, crime, AIDS, physical and mental disabilities, racism, overpopulation, sexual aasault, and other problems. Information on the nature, extent, and causes of such problems is also presented. This book also includes case examples through which the reader is able to identify with people in need to help. This book is intended for use in introductory social work and social welfare courses. It introduces prospective social work majors to the field of social welfare and will help them arrive at career decisions and prepare for future social work course. It provides information about current social problems and social services; the text also gives a framework for analyzing policy issues and for making citizenship decisions on social issues.