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1	The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class and Criminal Justice more books like this by Jeffrey Reiman add to wishlist This best-selling text examines the premise that the criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish, from the definition of what constitutes a crime through the process of arrest, trial, and sentencing. Also, this text discusses how this bias is accompanied with a general refusal to remedy the causes of crime--poverty, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.90! \| SVS
2	Critical: What We Can Do about the Health-Care Crisis more books like this by Tom Daschle, Senator, Scott S Greenberger, Jeanne M Lambrew add to wishlist Former Senate Majority Leader Daschle presents this hard-hitting policy guideto reforming Americas broken healthcare system. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
3	American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare more books like this by Jason Deparle add to wishlist A New York Times Notable Book for 2004. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach more books like this by Howard Karger, David Stoesz add to wishlist Now featuring a full color design, the best-selling text for policy analysis provides students with a comprehensive overview of social welfare policy in the United States while examining cutting-edge issues. Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the impact of dramatic changes in social welfare policy, the Fifth Edition continues to focus on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	And the Truth Shall Set You Free more books like this by David Icke add to wishlist David Icke reveals, in documented detail, how the same interconnecting bloodlines have controlled the planet for thousands of years. They emerged from the Middle and Near East in ancient times to become the European aristocracy and centered their power in London. The British Empire then expanded this control to the Americas, Africa, Australia, New ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $19.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Multidimensional Perspective more books like this by Josi B Ashford, Craig Winston LeCroy, Ph.d., Kathy L Lortie add to wishlist Offers students a balanced, integrated introduction to human behaviour in the social environment. The authors look at biopsychosocial development across the lifespan using an integrative multidimensional approach, discussing integrative practice, theory, treatment and services throughout. see all copies from $24.93! new only from $79.95!
7	Sociology more books like this by Richard T Schaefer add to wishlist This work provides a concise presentation of the sociological theory and research usually found in longer texts. It aims to present all the essentials of sociology, with illustrative examples, in a shorter form - thus avoiding wordy descriptive material. "Social policy" sections illustrate applications of sociological issues to modern life by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works more books like this by Newt Gingrich, Callista Gingrich (Read by) add to wishlist Gingrich compares the America of today, characterized by a broken health care system, lagging education, and declining economy, with the hope of tomorrow--a unified America marked by a market-based health care system, incentive-driven education, and a dynamic economy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy more books like this by Diana M. DiNitto add to wishlist This is a leading text in social welfare policy in departments of social work, political science, administration and government; it is also used in some sociology departments. Originally written with Thomas Dye, subsequent editions by Diana DiNitto have been acknowledged as the most comprehensive orientation to social welfare available. DiNitto ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Human Services in Contemporary America more books like this by William R Burger add to wishlist "Human Services in Contemporary America" presents a complete overview of the helping field, its available programs, and the practical skills you can use in your career. The author presents the history and practice of human services through the lens of a social problems and policy perspective. From one chapter to the next, you'll begin to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.17! \| SVS
11 view cover	It Takes a Village more books like this by Hillary Rodham Clinton add to wishlist Ten years ago one of America's most important public figures, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, chronicled her quest both deeply personal and, in the truest sense, public to help make our society into the kind of village that enables children to become able, caring resilient adults. IT TAKES A VILLAGE is a textbook for caring, filled with truths ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America more books like this by Newt Gingrich add to wishlist America's future in the twenty-first century, argues Newt Gingrich, will be determined by the decisions we make now. His book is a grass roots call to action - and will set the debate for the new administration and Congress. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy more books like this by Thomas A Mappes add to wishlist In its seventh edition, "Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy" continues to provide material that will encourage reflective and critical examination of key contemporary moral problems. With additional readings and a new organization that groups related chapters together under four categories, this edition enhances the teachability that was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now more books like this by Felix Rohatyn add to wishlist "Bold Endeavors" is a compelling narrative of ten large and transformative events in American history. It is an absorbing journey through the past as we read about determined national leaders -- Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Eisenhower -- who found the will, steadiness, and political acumen to make decisions that were often ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice more books like this by Professor Bruce S Jansson add to wishlist Bruce Jansson's text takes the social welfare policy course beyond just presenting welfare policy descriptions by teaching students what to do with policy and by giving them a toolbox of strategies for conducting policy-practice. This hands-on policy-practice framework helps social work students to develop specific skills they can use to actually ... see all copies from $2.72! new only from $29.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	A New History of Social Welfare more books like this by Phyllis J Day add to wishlist Tracing the evolution of social welfare from the early African origins of humankind through the New Millennium, A New History of Social Welfare, 6/e, provides a detailed analysis of social welfare in the United States. Comprehensive yet engaging, Phyllis Day makes history exciting and engaging and encourages readers to reflect on the material. New ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.99! \| SVS
17 view cover	Understanding Public Policy more books like this by Thomas R Dye add to wishlist For undergraduate-level courses in Public Policy. Understanding Public Policy is not only an introduction to the study of public policy, but also an introduction to the models that political scientists use to describe and explain political life. This market-leading introduction to public policy is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.39! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America more books like this by Garrison Keillor add to wishlist Garrison Keillor is a good liberal, and here he indulges himself in an entertaining rant about what's wrong with America, from corporate hot air to the war on drugs to the Bush Administration. (He calls the Department of Homeland Security the "Achtung Department.") Keillor traces his own liberal persona back to his excellent public education and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Multidimensional Perspective more books like this by Jose B Ashford add to wishlist Ashford and LeCroy's groundbreaking book offers students a balanced, integrated introduction to human behavior in the social environment. Lively and comprehensive, this book succeeds by helping students connect foundation knowledge with practice concerns. Study tables and concept maps (for each discussion of behavior in the development chapters) ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.45! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Understanding Social Welfare: A Search for Social Justice more books like this by Ralph Dolgoff, Donald Feldstein add to wishlist This readable, well-organized, comprehensive, and scholarly text is accessible to social work students and helps them learn about, understand, analyze, and evaluate social welfare policies and programs. The text focuses on the impact of social structure on peoples' lives, emphasizing human rights and the search for social justice based on the ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $66.05! \| SVS
21 view cover	Foundations of Social Policy: Social Justice in Human Perspective more books like this by Amanda Smith Barusch add to wishlist Reflecting an emerging consensus that social justice is a primary mission of the social work profession, this innovative text provides a thorough grounding in policy analysis with extensive coverage of policy practice and a unique emphasis on the broad issues and human dilemmas inherent in the pursuit of social justice. Organized in four parts, ... see all copies from $6.11! new only from $19.95! \| SVS
22 view cover	America Back on Track more books like this by Edward M Kennedy, Senator (Read by) add to wishlist In his first major book in more than 20 years, Senator Kennedy argues that this nation has departed more deeply from its fundamental ideals than at any time in modern history. From a dangerous foreign policy to constitutional concerns, Kennedy tackles the countrys most pressing issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy more books like this by Professor Neil Gilbert add to wishlist The Sixth Edition of Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy presents readers with a comprehensive theoretical and conceptual framework for analyzing a wide range of social welfare policies. Dimensions of Social Welfare Policy illustrates theoretical points by offering examples from a cross-section of program areas including income maintenance, child ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Reluctant Welfare State: American Social Welfare Policies, Past, Present, and Future more books like this by Professor Bruce S Jansson add to wishlist This study has been designed to show readers that social policy history is relevant to social workers when used to stimulate critical thinking about issues, developments, and policies in prior eras and in contemporary society. The text introduces social welfare policy in the United States. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
25 view cover	Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs: A Values Perspective more books like this by Elizabeth A Segal add to wishlist Offering a new values perspective, Elizabeth Segal's SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS, Second Edition takes the student beyond identifying, describing, and analyzing social welfare policies. Segal demonstrates how the myriad values of diverse groups in America have influenced current policies, and helps students recognize that analysis ... see all copies from $16.86! new only from $19.19!

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