TY - BOOK AU - Marx,Jerry D. TI - Social welfare: the American partnership SN - 0205342655 (alk. paper) AV - HN57 .M276 2004 U1 - 361.61/0973 21 PY - 2004/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson KW - Social policy KW - Economic aspects KW - United States KW - History KW - Local KW - Social service KW - Public welfare KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1: The historical foundation of American social policy -- The European Middle Ages and early modern period -- The American colonial period -- American social policy, westward expansion, and the Civil War -- American social policy and the industrial boom -- American social policy during the Progressive Era -- American social policy in the Great Depression and World War II -- Social policy in the 1960s-1970s -- The conservative transition in American social policy -- 2: Current services and issues in the American social welfare partnership -- Current programs and issues in health and human services -- 3: What can be done: a process for social policy development -- A conceptual framework for policy development -- Preparing for policy development -- Thoroughly understanding the social problem -- Researching technically feasible recommendations -- Developing final recommendations -- Advocating policy recommendations ER -