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The community and the social worker

Intended to contribute to an understanding of human behavior in the social environment by providing social work students with an introduction to American communities. This title emphasizes on the way that discrimination, economic deprivation, and oppression affect populations at risk.
Print Book, English, ©2001
Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, Australia, ©2001
x, 389 pages ; 23 cm
9780875814384, 0875814387
1128157196
1. The Societal Context of Communities. 2. American Society as a Welfare State. 3. Defining Communities. 4. Community Competence and Systems Perspectives. 5. Demographic Development of Communities. 6. Stratification by Social Class. 7. Neighborhood Communities. 8. Social Class and Ethnic/Cultural Neighborhoods. 9. Community Social Welfare and Health Care Systems. 10. The Community Education Systems. 11. Community Economic Systems. 12. Community Political Systems. 13. Community Conflict. 14. Social Integration in Communities. 15. Communities and Social Work Practice.