New History of Social Welfare, A (Connecting Core Competencies) - Softcover

Day, Phyllis; Schiele, Jerome

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205052738 ISBN 13: 9780205052738

Publisher: Pearson, 2020

Synopsis

A look at the evolution of social welfare

 

A New History of Social Welfare looks at the evolution of social welfare from early human history to the present day. The text demonstrates the institution’s social control elements as well as those intended to help the disadvantaged. 

 

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

• Understand the history of social welfare
• See how historical trends, problems and programs relate to current social welfare issues
• Understand the evolution of conflicting social values

 

About this title

About the Author

Phyllis J. Day, MSW, MA, PhD, has taught at Western Michigan University, Purdue University, Boise State University, Temple University and, most recently, at St. Ambrose University.  She received her MSW and PhD from the University of Michigan.  She has practiced social work at Crittenton Services and the United Way.  In addition to numerous papers and presentations, she is the author of A New History of Social Welfare.

 

Jerome H. Schiele, DSW, is a professor and associate dean in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia.  He is a native of Hampton, Virginia and received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Hampton University in 1983.  He attained both his master's and doctoral degrees in social work from Howard University. Before arriving at the University of Georgia, he was professor and director of the PhD programs in social work at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland and Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. Before that, he was an associate professor of social work at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, and he also directed its PhD program in social work for four years.  His first teaching position was as an assistant professor of social welfare at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he directed the MSW program for two years.  Dr. Schiele’s scholarly work focuses on social work practice theory, social welfare policy analysis, and diversity and oppression studies.  He has published numerous scholarly articles, essays, and book chapters, many of which appear in major academic periodicals and publications.  Dr. Schiele also is author of the book, Human Services and the Afrocentric Paradigm (Routledge, 2000), and he is the editor of the book, Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance among People of Color(Sage Publications, 2011).  Dr. Schiele’s primary teaching areas are social welfare history, social work practice theory, and social welfare policy analysis, and he is a member of several professional organizations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0205052738
• ISBN 13: 9780205052738
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 560