TY - BOOK AU - Ehrenreich,John TI - The altruistic imagination: a history of social work and social policy in the United States SN - 9780801471230 AV - HV91 .E38 1985eb U1 - 361.3/0973 22 PY - 1985/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Social service KW - United States KW - History KW - Public Policy KW - Social Work KW - history KW - Service social KW - États-Unis KW - Histoire KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Social Services & Welfare KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Human Services KW - Social policy KW - fast KW - Geschichte KW - gnd KW - Sozialarbeit KW - Sozialpolitik KW - Maatschappelijk werk KW - gtt KW - Sociale politiek KW - Politique sociale KW - USA KW - swd KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-264) and index; The origins of American social policy -- Casework and the emergence of social work as a profession -- The construction of the welfare state -- The crisis in social work, 1929-1945 -- Social policy in the affluent society, 1945-1960 -- Kennedy, Johnson, and the great society -- A house divided: the second crisis in social work, 1960-1980 -- The next phase N2 - Social work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship. In this book, John H. Ehrenreich offers a critical interpretation of their intertwined histories UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671281 ER -