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Author:

Van Wormer, Katherine S.

Title:

Social welfare policy for a sustainable future : the U.S. in global context / Katherine S. van Wormer, Rosemary J. Link.

Publisher:

SAGE,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xxi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Social service--United States.
Public welfare--United States.
United States--Social policy.

Other Authors:

Link, Rosemary J.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Foundations of social welfare policy. Social work and social policy: a sustainability framework -- Historical foundations of social welfare policy -- Purpose and structure of social welfare policy -- Environmental sustainability and the social work profession -- Poverty and inequality / Suzanne McDevitt -- Minority groups and the impact of oppression -- Policies to meet human needs. Child welfare -- Sustainable health care policies -- Mental health care policy -- Sustainable policy for older adults / Christina L. Erickson -- Human rights -- Sustainability policy analysis and policy practice.

ISBN:

1452240310 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781452240312 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)899880624

LCCN:

2014048507

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)