From poor law to welfare state a history of social welfare in America

The background -- Colonial America -- The era of the American Revolution -- The trend toward indoor relief -- The Civil War and after--Scientific charity -- Child welfare -- The public health movement -- The settlement house movement -- The mental health movement -- Renaissance of public welfare --...

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Main Author: Trattner, Walter I
Format: Book
Language:Undetermined
Published: New York Free Press 1999
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Online Access:http://lrc.tdmu.edu.vn/opac/search/detail.asp?aID=2&ID=32543
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Thủ Dầu Một
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Summary:The background -- Colonial America -- The era of the American Revolution -- The trend toward indoor relief -- The Civil War and after--Scientific charity -- Child welfare -- The public health movement -- The settlement house movement -- The mental health movement -- Renaissance of public welfare -- The quest for professionalization -- Social work and welfare in the 1920s -- Depression and a New Deal -- From World War to Great Society -- A transitional era -- War on the welfare state -- Looking forward--Or backward?; Includes bibliographical references and index; Neal A. Newfield, Ph.D., LICSW (Giver)
Physical Description:xxxix, 424 p.