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Continuities and Discontinuities

The Political Economy of Social Welfare and Labour Market Policy in Canada

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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1994

Continuities and Discontinuities assesses the making of Canadian social and labour market policy in the context of two factors—globalization and neoconservatism. Specialists from a variety of fields and disciplines examine the relation between Canada's changing political economy and its social...
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Social policy in times of austerity

Global economic crisis and the new politics of welfare

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Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

The 2008 global economic crisis was unprecedented in living memory and its impact on economic and social life immense. Large-scale social policy interventions played a crucial role in helping to mediate the crisis, and yet the welfare state continues to come under attack. A new age of austerity, based...
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by Rachel A. Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012

Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences provides graduate students in the social and health sciences with the basic skills that they need to estimate, interpret, present, and publish statistical models using contemporary standards. The book targets the social and health science branches...
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Foundations for Social Change

Critical Perspectives on Philanthropy and Popular Movements

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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005

This multi-disciplinary collection blends broad overviews and case studies as well as different theoretical perspectives in a critique of the relationship between United States philanthropic foundations and movements for social change. Scholars and practitioners examine how these foundations support...
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by Christopher Doob
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015

This book examines the development and impact of globalization, and discusses the conceptual and structural elements underlying social inequality and social stratification. It considers attempts to reduce social inequality.
Cover of Social Movements and Activism in the USA
by Stephen Valocchi
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009

What can we learn when we listen closely to and engage in dialogue with social movement activists? Social Movements and Activism in the USA addresses this question for a group of progressive activists in Hartford, Connecticut, who do community, labor, feminist, gay and lesbian, peace, and anti-racist...
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by Carlton E. Munson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1979

A comprehensive view of historical and current approaches to social work supervision, which includes one of the most extensive bibliographies ever compiled on the subject. In this overview of historical and current approaches to social work supervision, topics range from the first documented...
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by Julie Birkenmaier, Marla Berg-Weger
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017

The fourth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work continues to teach students to apply micro, macro, and mezzo social work skills. This new edition strengthens the connection between the three levels of practice and is fully updated to the 2015 EPAS. This edition also contains more illustrations...
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by Mrs Sue Jones
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013

Social work agencies want newly-qualified workers who can practice as highly motivated and self-flourishing professionals. To get to this stage, social work degree students need to be critical, analytical and evaluative in their thinking, reading and writing. And while lecturers may highlight this...
Cover of Social Psychology: Essentials and Fundamentals
by Jonny Bell
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014

Social Psychology: A Practical Guide to the Human Mind Understanding why people do what they do is an essential skills to have. When you understand why the people around you do what they do, you are able to avoid a lot of drama and conflict. Throughout history society has had a profound...
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by Roger Tarling
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2008

This book explains the principles and theory of statistical modelling in an intelligible way for the non-mathematical social scientist looking to apply statistical modelling techniques in research. The book also serves as an introduction for those wishing to develop more detailed knowledge and skills...
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by Jim Greer
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016

Social work in the 21st century is facing great change and upheaval in a period of Government austerity measures. From worsening pay rates to limited resources, these are increasingly challenging times in which social workers practice. It is therefore important that social work students are prepared...
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Destroying Sanctuary

The Crisis in Human Service Delivery Systems

by Sandra L. Bloom, Brian Farragher
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010

For the last thirty years, the nation's mental health and social service systems have been under relentless assault, with dramatically rising costs and the fragmentation of service delivery rendering them incapable of ensuring the safety, security, and recovery of their clients. The resulting organizational...
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Social Work Supervision

Contexts and Concepts

by Dr. Ming-sum Tsui
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2004

A book on social work supervision is desperately needed to bridge the gap between the demands of the field and the absence of literature. Social Work Supervision: Contexts and Concepts aims to provide readers with basic knowledge of theories, research, and practice of supervision. The book addresses...
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