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New. Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, classroom exercises, and a frank discussion of the implications for practice both within and outside of the United States, the volume effectively acquaints readers with the political, economic, and social dimensions of rights issues and the documents that guarantee them. New material covers international events, such as the United Nations' Millennium Declaration (2000) and its effort to reduce the poverty and suffering of billions worldwide. The volume now emphasizes cultural rights and includes a probing lesson in cultural relativism. It turns a critical eye toward the failure in the United States to address social welfare issues and its reluctance to rectify policies favoring one group over another. Praise for the first edition: "A human rights compass-a preliminary guide for the translation of human rights…
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- Title Social Work and Human Rights: A Foundation for Policy and Practice
- Author Elisabeth Reichert
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition second edition
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press
- Date 2011-09
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780231149921 / 0231149921
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Human rights, Social service
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011011912
- Dewey Decimal Code 361.2
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