Foundations of Social Policy: Social Justice, Public Programs, and the Social Work Profession

ISBN-10
0875814476
ISBN-13
9780875814476
Category
Psychology
Pages
455
Language
English
Published
2002-01-01
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing Company
Author
Amanda Smith Barusch

Description

This book is designed for use in foundation policy courses at the master's level. It may also be appropriate for advanced students at the bachelor's level. Part I provides an introduction to U.S. social policy. [It] introduces a framework for policy analysis designed to help students examine social justice issues. Part II introduces a framework for determining when a society will develop collective responses to social problems. Part III introduces theories of oppression. Part IV closes the book with a focus on policy practice.-Pref.

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