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082 0 4 _a361.3/0973
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aEhrenreich, John
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Altruistic Imagination :
_bA History of Social Work and Social Policy in the United States /
_cJohn Ehrenreich.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2014]
264 4 _c©2014
300 _a1 online resource (272 p.)
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tPreface --
_t1. The Origins of American Social Policy --
_t2. Casework and the Emergence of Social Work as a Profession --
_t3. The Construction of the Welfare State --
_t4. The Crisis in Social Work, 1929-1945 --
_t5. Social Policy in the Affluent Society, 1945-1960 --
_t6. Kennedy, Johnson, and the Great Society --
_t7. A House Divided: The Second Crisis in Social Work, 1960-1980 --
_t8. The Next Phase --
_tNotes --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aSocial work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship. In The Altruistic Imagination, John H. Ehrenreich offers a critical interpretation of their intertwined histories, seeking to understand the problems that face these two vital institutions in American society.Ehrenreich demonstrates that the emphasis of social work has always vacillated between individual treatment and social reform. Tracing this ever-changing focus from the Progressive Era, through the development of the welfare state, the New Deal, and the affluent 1950s and 1960s, into the administration of Ronald Reagan, he places the evolution of social work in the context of political, cultural, and ideological trends, noting the paradoxes inherent in the attempt to provide essential services and reflect at the same time the intentions of the state. He concludes by examining the turning point faced by the social work profession in the 1980s, indicated by a return to casework and a withdrawal from social policy concerns.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)
650 0 _aSocial service
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 4 _aPolitical Science & Political History.
650 4 _aSocial Work.
650 4 _aU.S. History.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work.
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653 _asocietal trends, social reform and social work, social control, sociological analysis, ideological trends, political science and sociology.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9780801471230
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801471230
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