American Social Welfare Policy : A Pluralist Approach with Research Navigator

by Karger, Howard; Stoesz, David

• ISBN13: 9780205420735
• ISBN10: 0205420737
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This best-selling text provides a comprehensive overview of social welfare policy in the United States while examining such cutting-edge issues as technology and social welfare policy and the relationship between tax policy and social welfare policy. American Social Welfare Policy examines how the major sectors of social welfare policy the voluntary, governmental, corporate, and private sectors operate and co-exist (the "pluralist approach"). It also offers a clear, user-friendly framework for policy analysis and coverage of the impact of welfare reform legislation. The Research Navigator Edition includes 32 pages of new content concerning how to use Research Navigator for the Helping Professions in conjunction with the text. This material goes chapter-by-chapter highlighting research and writing activities pertinent to the content. An access code to Research Navigatorâ„¢ website is also included in the front of the text. This website gives students access to the ContentSelect Research database, which contains thousands of scholarly journals and popular publications, as well as to the New York Times Search by subject archive, which has a complete year of full-text articles organized by academic subject.

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This best-selling text provides a comprehensive overview of social welfare policy in the United States while examining such cutting-edge issues as technology and social welfare policy and the relationship between tax policy and social welfare policy

Highlights of the New Editon: 60 pages of new content provides students and instructors with chapter by chapter highlights of research activities, illustrating how textual content can be used in conjunction with Research Navigatortrade; for the Helping Professions to improve student research and writing skills

Includes a student access code to Research Navigatortrade;, a 24-hour web-based treasure trove of articles, web-links, citation guidelines and more, designed to strengthen student research and writing skills

Provides students with a comprehensive overview of the social, political, and economic forces that shape social welfare policy and offers a user-friendly framework for policy analysis

Research Navigatortrade; for the Helping Professions will help students learn how to conduct high-quality online research, and to document it properly

Complete with extensive help on the research process, students are granted access to four exclusive databases of credible and reliable source material, Research Navigatortrade; helps students quickly and efficiently make the most of their research time

Visit www.researchnavigator.com to learn more

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