Newer Deal

Social Work and Religion in Partnership

AvRam Cnaan

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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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 that millions depend on. The proposed partnership focuses on joint care for those in need-with attention to services for people of color, gays and lesbians, women, and programs for community empowerment and economic development-while maintaining the values and other interests each partner traditionally holds. The authors discuss different types of religious-based social services and draw on case examples and research findings to show how the religious community's role in providing social services is stronger than ever.They examine the relationship between the religious and the social work-social service communities, as well as the issues that have divided the two, and explain the ways in which concern for the poor is integral to the major faith groups.

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Utgivningsdatum:1999-11-29
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:316
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231116251

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Ram A. Cnaan is an associate professor of social work at the University of Pennsylvania and has published over two hundred articles in social work, psychology, and sociology journals on the topics of religion and social work, administration, and community organization. He is the director of the Program for the Study of Organized Religion and Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work. He has also coedited The Impact of Information Technology on Social Work Practice.

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Part 1. The Challenge of Devolution and the Promise of Religious-Based Social Services: An Introduction 1. The Ambivalent Coexistence of Social Work and Religious-Based Social Services 2. What Do We Mean by "Religious-Based Social Services"? 3. Religious-Based Social Services in Social Work Literature and Education 4. Reasons for the Rift Between Social Work and Religious-Based Social Services Part 2. Provision of Religious-Based Social Services: Theological Underpinnings, Historical Trends, and Current Findings 5. Theological Teaching and Emphasis on Helping the Needy 6. Religious Roots of America's Social Services System 7. Religion and the Quality of Life of Individuals 8. Religion and Social Services Provision at the End of the Twentieth Century 9. Empowerment and Organized Religion 10. Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies--Greensboro 11. Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies--Philadelphia Part 3. The Challenge Ahead 12. Political and Societal Trends in Social Services Provision 13. Toward a Limited Partnership for a Newer Deal