Social Welfare

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David Macarov - Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

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Social Work & Social Policy (General)

April 1995 | 341 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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The history, motivations, influences and vital issues in social welfare policy and practice are examined in this book. David Macarov explains how social welfare policy originated and how it is maintained through the interaction of five motivations: mutual aid, religion, politics, economics and ideology. He discusses the major contributions to the development of social welfare from the distinguished figures of Martin Luther, Adam Smith and Charles Darwin. The book concludes with an examination of poverty and unemployment and a review of policy responses to these social problems.

PART ONE: THE NATURE OF SOCIAL WELFARE

The Scope of Social Welfare

Human Needs

PART TWO: MOTIVATIONS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE

Mutual Aid

Social Welfare and the Family

The Use of Families and Other Institutions of Mutual Aid

Religion as a Motivator of Social Welfare

Politics as a Motivator of Social Welfare

Economics as a Motivator of Social Welfare

Ideology as a Motivator of Social Welfare

Isms as Ideologies - Racism, Sexism, Ageism and Xenophobia

PART THREE: INFLUENCES ON SOCIAL WELFARE

The Influence of Martin Luther on Work and Welfare

The Influence of Charles Darwin and Adam Smith on the Development of Social Welfare

PART FOUR: ISSUES IN SOCIAL WELFARE

Persisting Poverty

Persisting Unemployment

From Welfare State to Welfare Society and Welfare Reform

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