From poor law to welfare state : a history of social welfare in America / Walter I. Trattner.

Author/creator Trattner, Walter I.
Format Book
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoNew York : The Free Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxxxix, 424 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The background -- Colonial America -- The era of the American Revolution -- The trend toward indoor relief -- The Civil War and after--Scientific charity -- Child welfare -- The public health movement -- The settlement house movement -- The mental health movement -- Renaissance of public welfare -- The quest for professionalization -- Social work and welfare in the 1920s -- Depression and a New Deal -- From World War to Great Society -- A transitional era -- War on the welfare state -- Looking forward--Or backward?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98033818
ISBN0684854716 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV91 .T7 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold