Altruistic Imagination: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer

Social work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship....
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Altruistic Imagination: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer by Ehrenreich, John

Altruistic Imagination: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer

$95.00

Altruistic Imagination: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer

$95.00
Author: John Ehrenreich
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Social work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship. In The Altruistic Imagination, John H. Ehrenreich offers a critical interpretation of their intertwined histories, seeking to understand the problems that face these two vital institutions in American society.Ehrenreich demonstrates that the emphasis of social work has always vacillated between individual treatment and social reform. Tracing this ever-changing focus from the Progressive Era, through the development of the welfare state, the New Deal, and the affluent 1950s and 1960s, into the administration of Ronald Reagan, he places the evolution of social work in the context of political, cultural, and ideological trends, noting the paradoxes inherent in the attempt to provide essential services and reflect at the same time the intentions of the state. He concludes by examining the turning point faced by the social work profession in the 1980s, indicated by a return to casework and a withdrawal from social policy concerns.



Author: John Ehrenreich
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 06/28/1985
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.16w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780801417641

About the Author

John H. Ehrenreich is Professor of Psychology at SUNY College at Old Westbury. He is the author of The Humanitarian Companion and coauthor of Long March, Short Spring: The Student Uprising at Home and Abroad.


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