The Empowerment Tradition in American Social Work: A History (Empowering the Powerless : A Social Work Series)

By Barbara Levy Simon

Book Overview

Arguing that empowerment is a recent term for a perspective which has been a central philosophy within the social work profession since the 1890s, Simon presents the history of this tradition from 1893 to the present and explores the social movements, ideas, and beliefs that have been most influential in shaping its development.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231074441
• ISBN13: 9780231074445
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"