Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 191 pages) |
Series |
Social work practice in action |
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Haworth social work practice.
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Contents |
The role of African-American social workers in social policy / Tricia B. Bent-Goodley -- Implications of social security reform for wealth development among African Americans / Wilhelmina A. Leigh -- African-American grandparent caregivers : eliminating double jeopardy in social policy / Sandra Edmonds Crewe -- Child welfare policies and African-American families / Sandra Stukes Chipungu -- From paper to people : an analysis of critical welfare reform issues affecting the black community / Sandra Edmonds Crewe -- The policy implications of the surgeon general's report on mental health, race, culture, and ethnicity / King E. Davis -- African-American women and health disparities: implications of race, class, and gender / Shelia L. Clark -- Policy implications of the criminal justice system for African-American families and communities ; Genetics: the social policy implications for African Americas ; A policy action agenda / Tricia B. Bent-Goodley |
Summary |
Critical analyses of policies that significantly affect African-American families and communities! African-American Social Workers and Social Policy is the first book of its kind to combine the voices of African-American social work professionals on social policy in one volume. You'll learn about the impact of health, child welfare, and aging, the implications of welfare reform, and the harsh statistics about race and imprisonment from respected practitioners in the field. Each chapter ends with recommendations for policy advocacy, giving you the tools you need to help reform the syst |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
African American social workers.
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Social work with African Americans.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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African American social workers
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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Social policy -- Evaluation
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Social work with African Americans
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Sozialarbeiter
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Sozialpolitik
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Social policy -- 1993- -- Evaluation
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Subject |
United States
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Schwärze
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USA
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bent-Goodley, Tricia B
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ISBN |
0789016214 |
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9780789016218 |
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0789016222 |
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9780789016225 |
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9781317788331 |
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1317788338 |
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1315809036 |
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9781315809038 |
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