The Social Welfare Forum
Author: National Conference on Social Welfare
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Published: 1877
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Conference on Social Welfare
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Published: 1877
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cameron Parsell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-09-20
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1000449963
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book conceptualises the role of charity to people who are poor in wealthy countries and outlines a set of practical and conceptual ideas for how it could be reimagined. Despite professionalised welfare states and strong economies, in many advanced industrialised nations, charity continues to play a major role in the lives of people who are poor. Extending what we know about how neoliberalism drives a decayed welfare state that outsources welfare provisioning to charities and community initiatives, this book asks how can we understand and conceptualise society’s willingness to engage in charitable acts towards the poor, and how can charity be reimagined to contribute to justice in an unjust society? Through interrogating multiple data sources, including government datasets, survey datasets, media analyses, and ethnographic data, this book shows that charity is not well-suited to addressing the material dimension of poverty. It argues the need for a revised model of charity with the capacity to contribute to social solidarity that bridges social divisions and is inclusive of the poor. Presenting a model for reimaging charity which enables reciprocity and active contributions from recipients and providers, this book shows how power imbalances flowing from the unidirectional provision of charity can be reduced, allowing opportunities for reciprocal care that foster both well-being and solidarity. This book will be of interest to all scholars and students of social policy, public policy, social welfare, sociology, and social work.
Author: National Conference on Social Welfare
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Published: 1887
Total Pages: 396
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George Benjamin Mangold
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Published: 1939
Total Pages: 520
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Donald T. Critchlow
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 1998-04-02
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 1461622212
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This important book provides a crucial examination of past attempts, both in this country and abroad, to balance the efforts of private charity and public welfare.
Author: Janine A. Clark
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780253110756
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Throughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, independently of the state. Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan, and the Islah Women's Charitable Society in Yemen, Janine A. Clark examines the structure and dynamics of moderate Islamic institutions and their social and political impact. Questioning the widespread assumption that such organizations primarily serve the poorer classes, Clark argues that these organizations in fact are run by and for the middle class. Rather than the vertical recruitment or mobilization of the poor that they are often presumed to promote, Islamic social institutions play an important role in strengthening social networks that bind middle-class professionals, volunteers, and clients. Ties of solidarity that develop along these horizontal lines foster the development of new social networks and the diffusion of new ideas.
Author: National Conference on Social Welfare
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 620
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: New York (State). Department of Social Services
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 1204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Elizabeth N. Agnew
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780252028755
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mary E. Richmond (1861-1928) was a contemporary of Jane Addams and an influential leader in the American charity organization movement. In this biography--the first in-depth study of Richmond's life and work--Elizabeth N. Agnew examines the contributions of this important, if hitherto under-valued, woman to the field of charity and to its development into professional social work. Orphaned at a young age and largely self-educated, Richmond initially entered charity work as a means of self-support, but came to play a vital role in transforming philanthropy--previously seen as a voluntary expression of individual altruism--into a valid, organized profession. Her career took her from charity organization leadership in Baltimore and Philadelphia to an executive position with the prestigious Russell Sage Foundation in New York City. Richmond's progressive civic philosophy of social work was largely informed by the social gospel movement. She strove to find practical applications of the teachings of Christianity in response to the social problems that accompanied rapid industrialization, urbanization, and poverty. At the same time, her tireless efforts and personal example as a woman created an appealing, if ambiguous, path for other professional women. A century later her legacy continues to echo in social work and welfare reform.