DiNitto, Diana M <br/><br/>
Social Welfare :  politics and public policy : with research navigator / GSC001946 
Diana M. DiNitto 
 - 6th ed. /  with Linda K. Cummins 
 - Boston :  Pearson/Allyn and Bacon,  ©2007 
 - lxii, 562 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes 
<br/><br/>Politics, rationalism, and social welfare -- Government and social welfare -- Defining poverty: where to begin -- Preventing poverty: the social insurance programs -- Helping the "deserving poor": aged, blind, and disables -- Ending welfare as we knew it: temporary assistance for needy families -- Fighting hunger, fighting fat: nutrition policy and programs in the United States -- Improving healthcare: treating the nation's ills -- Changing paradigms: the poverty wars -- Providing social services: help for children, the elderly, and individuals with mental illness -- Addressing civil rights and social welfare: the challenges of a diverse society -- Implementing and evaluating social welfare policy: what happens after a law is passed 
<br/><br/> "Social welfare: politics and public policy is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to the social welfare system and social welfare policy"--Cover 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0205503470 9780205503476 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006279714 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public welfare--United States<br/>Politics and Public Policy<br/>United States--Social policy<br/>Rationalism
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361.6130973  / D585S