Families and Work: New Directions in the Twenty-first Century
- ISBN-10
- 0195112733
- ISBN-13
- 9780195112733
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 326
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Andrew E. Scharlach
Description
This book is intended for for use in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in social work with the family, social work with the elderly and social work with children.
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