Written in clear, lively prose by one of the foremost scholars of social welfare, Dr. Jansson's highly respected text analyzes the evolution of the American welfare state from colonial times to the present. This sixth edition of THE RELUCTANT WELFARE STATE: ENGAGING HISTORY TO ADVANCE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY places social policy in its political, cultural, and societal context. Using social policy history as a catalyst, Jansson invites students to think critically about issues, developments, and policies in prior eras and in contemporary society, and he inspires them to develop their own "policy identity."
1 The Symbiotic and Uneasy Relationship between Clients, Social Workers, and the Welfare State
2 Making the American Welfare State More Humane Past, Present, and Future
3 Fashioning a New Society in the Wilderness
4 Social Welfare Policy in the Early Republic: 1789-1860
5 Lost Opportunities: The Frontier, the Civil War, and Industrialization
6 Social Reform in the Progressive Era
7 Social Policy to Address the Worst Economic Catastrophe in U.S. History
8 The Era of Federal Social Services: The New Frontier and the Great Society
9 The Paradoxical Era: 1968-1980
10 The Conservative Counterrevolution in the Era of Reagan and bush, Sr.
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