Social welfare policy for a sustainable future the U.S. in global context

Unique in its use of a sustainability framework, Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future goes beyond U.S. borders to examine U.S. government policies--including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice--within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from th...

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Hauptverfasser: Van Wormer, Katherine S. 1944- (VerfasserIn), Link, Rosemary J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles SAGE [2016]
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • chapter 1. Social work and social policy : a sustainability framework
  • chapter 2. Historical foundations of social welfare policy
  • chapter 3. Purpose and structure of social welfare policy
  • chapter 4. Environmental sustainability and the social work profession
  • chapter 5. Poverty and inequality
  • chapter 6. Minority groups and the impact of oppression
  • chapter 7. Child welfare
  • chapter 8. Sustainable health care policies
  • chapter 9. Mental health care policy
  • chapter 10. Sustainable policy for older adults
  • chapter 11. Human rights
  • chapter 12. Sustainability policy analysis and policy practice