The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership

by Ram A. Cnaan

Book Overview

As the federal system of entitlements and social services long provided by New Deal-era programs is dismantled and shifted to the states, the religious community finds itself relied upon more than ever to assist with social services for the needy. The Newer Deal calls upon religious-based organizations and the social work-social service community to put aside their differences and forge a "limited partnership" to provide the social and welfare services...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231116241
• ISBN13: 9780231116244
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher