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A genealogy of the good and critique of hubris : a history of the discourse on social welfare in the United States /

""Is this intervention effective?" This is a question that social workers have asked themselves since the birth of the profession and which social welfare agents have asked since the birth of our country. In our attempts at advancing the social welfare of the client and society, it is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dybicz, Phillip (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Public welfare > United States > History.
Social service > United States > History.
United States > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
Social Services & Welfare.
Public Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Human Services.
Public welfare
Social policy
Social service
United States
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Society.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Relationship between Discourse and Social Welfare
  • The Colonial American Discourse on Social Welfare (c. 1620 -1820)
  • Social Welfare Practices in Colonial America (c. 1620-1820)
  • The Premodern Discourse on Social Welfare (c. 1820 -1920)
  • Social Welfare Practices in the Premodern Era (c. 1820-1920)
  • The Modern Discourse on Social Welfare (circa 1920 to present)
  • Social Welfare Practices in the Modern Era (c. 1920-present)
  • The Emerging Postmodern discourse on Social Welfare (c. 1990-present)
  • Solutions, Narrative, and Strengths (c. 1990-present)
  • Social Welfare at a Crossroads.