Written in clear, lively prose by one of the foremost scholars in the area of social welfare, THE RELUCTANT WELFARE STATE: ENGAGING HISTORY TO ADVANCE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, Sixth Edition, places social policy into political, cultural, and societal context. Using social policy history as a catalyst, Dr. Jansson analyzes the evolution of American welfare and invites you to think critically about issues, developments, and policies in prior eras and in contemporary society, to help you develop your own "policy identity."

• The Practice of Research in Social Work
• Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Social Systems Theory (7th Edition) (Connecting Core Competencies)
• Essentials of Human Behavior: Integrating Person, Environment, and the Life Course
• The Social Work Skills Workbook
• Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course