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American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach, Brief Edition (Mysearchlab) 1st Edition

by Howard Karger (Author), David Stoesz (Author)
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KEYBENEFIT: Provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of social welfare policy in the United States--this text examines social welfare policy in the United States.

KEY TOPICS: Improve Critical Thinking ― Helps students sort out the major institutional actors within social welfare policy. The text encourages readers to take a reflective action-oriented approach to understanding problems and using research and evaluation. Apply CSWE Core Competencies ― The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency.

MARKET: For those interested in a balanced and comprehensive look at American social welfare policy

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  1. ISBN-10
    0205053289
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0205053285
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    January 3, 2012
  6. Part of series
    Mysearchlab
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    0.8 x 7.9 x 9.9 inches
  9. Print length
    512 pages
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Howard Karger is Professor and Head of the School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. David Stoesz was Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University. Howard and David have been friends and colleagues for more than 25 years. In 2001 they collaborated on the creation of policyAmerica, a nonprofit organization dedicated to disseminating innovations in social policy. In addition to American Social Welfare Policy, they coauthored (with Lela Costin) The Politics of Child Abuse in America (Oxford University Press, 1996) and Reconstructing the American Welfare State (Rowman and Littlefield, 1992). Howard’s book, Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy (Berret-Koehler, 2005) examines the financial practices and products that exploit millions of American families and won the 2006 Independent Publishers Award in Finance/Investment/Economics. David’s book, Quixote’s Ghost: The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy (Oxford University Press, 2005), explains how conservatives have assumed control of domestic policy and proposes a new framework for social policy. It won the 2006 Pro Humanitate Literary Award. Howard lives in Brisbane, Australia; David and his son Julio live in Alexandria, Virginia.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 1st edition (January 3, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205053289
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205053285
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.8 x 7.9 x 9.9 inches
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It's not the worst textbook I've had to read through. The layout is decent and the index is semi-useful. Co-author David Stoesz is a little too skeptical for my liking, and that skepticism (found more prominently in his other works) manages to bleed through into this textbook.
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I found this text book to be easy to read, well written and informative. I was impressed at the amount of information within the chapters. This text book is one which has proven beneficial both in the classroom and outside the class as well.
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boring as heck, but we aren't buying these things for fun, are we? one two three four five six seven words left
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Have to take this course for my social work program.... I have never taken a class this boring w a book as equally as boring lol oh well...does the job, has the material I need to pass my course.
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