Evidence for the negative effects of segregation and concentrated poverty in America's cities now exists in abundance; poor and underrepresented communities in segregated urban housing markets suffer diminished outcomes in education, economic mobility, political participation, and physical and psychological health.
Evidence for the negative effects of segregation and concentrated poverty in America's cities now exists in abundance; poor and underrepresented communities in segregated urban housing markets suffer diminished outcomes in education, economic mobility, political participation, and physical and psychological health.
The Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative (GCSWI), which is spearheaded by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), represents a major endeavor for the entire field of social work.
The Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative (GCSWI), which is spearheaded by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), represents a major endeavor for the entire field of social work.
"e;From foraging and hunting for food to (more recently) finding solace and peace in a beautiful vista, humans have long interacted with the natural world.
"e;From foraging and hunting for food to (more recently) finding solace and peace in a beautiful vista, humans have long interacted with the natural world.
In 2000, the first social agenda in the history of the European Union was launched, and the endeavor to combat poverty came increasingly to the forefront as a specific area for EU policy cooperation and coordination.
In 2000, the first social agenda in the history of the European Union was launched, and the endeavor to combat poverty came increasingly to the forefront as a specific area for EU policy cooperation and coordination.
For five decades, negative body image has been a major focus of study due to its association with psychological and social morbidity, including eating disorders.
For five decades, negative body image has been a major focus of study due to its association with psychological and social morbidity, including eating disorders.
In 1970, a single mother with two children working full-time at the federal minimum wage in the US received no direct cash benefits from the federal government.
In 1970, a single mother with two children working full-time at the federal minimum wage in the US received no direct cash benefits from the federal government.
Although the United States spends almost one-fifth of all its resources funding healthcare, the American system continues to be dogged by persistent inequities in the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities and women.
Although the United States spends almost one-fifth of all its resources funding healthcare, the American system continues to be dogged by persistent inequities in the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities and women.
Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program -- Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao -- since its inception in 1993.
The SA-, Yo Puedo (SYP) program manual is a step-by-step, culturally specific, 11-week curriculum for Spanish-English graduate level licensed mental health professionals (e.
The SA-, Yo Puedo (SYP) program manual is a step-by-step, culturally specific, 11-week curriculum for Spanish-English graduate level licensed mental health professionals (e.
How big of a role have national cultures--the collection of values, beliefs, attitudes and preferences--played in the formation of social and economic identities?
How big of a role have national cultures--the collection of values, beliefs, attitudes and preferences--played in the formation of social and economic identities?
Accessible and instructive,A Palliative CareA guides and inspires health social workers to incorporate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice.
Accessible and instructive,A Palliative CareA guides and inspires health social workers to incorporate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice.
The twentieth century witnessed not only the devastation of war, conflict, and injustice on a massive scale, but it also saw the emergence of social psychology as a discipline committed to addressing these and other social problems.
The twentieth century witnessed not only the devastation of war, conflict, and injustice on a massive scale, but it also saw the emergence of social psychology as a discipline committed to addressing these and other social problems.
What will the ethnic, racial and cultural face of the United States look like in the upcoming decades, and how will the American population adapt to these changes?
What will the ethnic, racial and cultural face of the United States look like in the upcoming decades, and how will the American population adapt to these changes?
The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was an unprecedented medical and political emergency that cast an unflattering light on multiple corners of government and international response.
The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was an unprecedented medical and political emergency that cast an unflattering light on multiple corners of government and international response.
Despite many well-intentioned efforts to create, revise, reform, and establish an effective child welfare system in the United States, the system continues to fail to ensure the safety and well-being of maltreated children.
Despite many well-intentioned efforts to create, revise, reform, and establish an effective child welfare system in the United States, the system continues to fail to ensure the safety and well-being of maltreated children.
