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Social welfare : a history of the American response to need / Mark J. Stern, University of Pennsylvania, June Axinn, Late of University of Pennsylvania.
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Stern, Mark J.
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Pearson, [2018]
Description
x, 356 pages ; 26 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HV91 .S6235 2018
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Public welfare
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United States
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History
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Social service
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United States
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History
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Child welfare
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United States
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Author
Axinn, June
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Series
The Merrill social work and human services series
Notes
Revised edition of Social welfare, c2012.
June Axinn's name appeared as the first author in the earlier eds.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: how to think about social welfare's past (and present)
The colonial period : 1647-1776
The pre-Civil War period : 1777-1860
The Civil War and after : 1860-1900
Progress and reform : 1900-1930
The Depression and the New Deal : 1930-1940
War and prosperity : 1940-1968
Conservative resurgence and social change : 1968-1992
Social welfare and the information society : 1992-2016
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Index.
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ISBN
9780134303734 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0134303733 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0134449916
9780134449913
LCCN
2016049784
OCLC
965330956
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