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Fragile Families, Fragile Solutions
Robert Halpern
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Description for Fragile Families, Fragile Solutions
Paperback. This book presents a historical perspective on one of the central components of the U.S. social welfare network-family services-and provides a unique look at the advances this service network has achieved, problems it has confronted, and how it is likely to develop in the future. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 408.
How has America's social welfare network benefited families living in poverty? In what ways has it failed to provide for their needs? The system of social welfare in the United States has been in place for most of this century-and although it has had lasting impact on the lives of many people in need, it is far from perfect in its handling of the nation's poor. Fragile Families, Fragile Solutions presents a historical perspective on one of the central components of the U.S. social welfare network-family services-and provides a unique look at the advances this service network has achieved, problems ... Read more
How has America's social welfare network benefited families living in poverty? In what ways has it failed to provide for their needs? The system of social welfare in the United States has been in place for most of this century-and although it has had lasting impact on the lives of many people in need, it is far from perfect in its handling of the nation's poor. Fragile Families, Fragile Solutions presents a historical perspective on one of the central components of the U.S. social welfare network-family services-and provides a unique look at the advances this service network has achieved, problems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231106672
SKU
V9780231106672
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99-15
About Robert Halpern
Robert Halpern is professor at the Erikson Institute for Advanced Study in Child Development at Loyola University, Chicago.
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