00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000002990 20221110034931 0010-0520002990 221110################|##########|#eng## 9780495595243 eng 361.610 361.610 JAN r Jansson, Bruce S. Reluctant Welfare State : Engaging History to Advance Social Work Practice in Contemporary Society / Bruce S. Jansson 6th ed. Belmont : Books Cole, 2008 xxv,612p. : :illus. ; 24cm. Indeks : p.589-612 Written in clear, lively prose by one of the foremost scholars in the area of social welfare, This book, places social policy into political, cultural, and societal context. Using social policy history as a catalyst, The other analyzes the evolution of American welfare and invites you to think critically about issues, developments, and policies in prior eras and in contemporary society, to help you develop your own "policy identity". This book exposes students to history not as an end in itself, but to improve their social work practice in contemporary society. Engaging history makes students more effective practitioners - and uniquely does so - in numerous way. Public welfare -- United States -- History. United States -- Social policy. 11301/MKRI-P/XII-2008 11302/MKRI-P/XII-2008 11302/MKRI-P/XII-2008 11301/MKRI-P/XII-2008 11301/MKRI-P/XII-2008 11302/MKRI-P/XII-2008