"When one is dealing with matters like the welfare poor and control of threatening behavior and abuse of young children and teenage pregnancy, there are few neutrals." So begins Willard Richan's challenging new book on social welfare policy. Beyond Altruism proceeds from the assumption that social welfare policy is not formulated in an environment free from politics and special interests. The allocation and redistribution of resources, the setting of policy priorities, and even the licensing of social workers are issues that are highly charged and are of enormous signficance to both the parts and the whole of society.
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Contents Preface
Introduction
Part One: Getting One's Bearings
Social Welfare and the Liberal Tradition
Beyond Altruism: The Vital Tasks of Social Welfare Policy
Part Two: Survival and Workforce Tasks
Economic Security
The Work-Welfare Link
The Politics of Social Welfare Policy
Paying the Bills
Part Three: Control of Threatening Behavior
Crooks, Creeps and Other Dangerous People
Translating Policy Into Practice
Closed Institutions: The Solution Becomes the Problem
Part Four: Preparing the Good Citizen
The Investment in Children
The Voluntary and Commercial Sectors
Case History of a Crisis: The Child as Parent
Part Five: Social Work and the Social Fabric
Social Workers as Social Integrators
A Policy Debate: Should Social Workers Be Licensed?
Social Workers as Movers and Shakers
Bibliography
Index
