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Article: Thomas M. Meenaghan, Keith M. Kilty and John G. McNutt, Social Policy Analysis and Practice.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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Thomas M. Meenaghan, Keith M. Kilty and John G. McNutt, Social Policy Analysis and Practice. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books, 2004. $32.95. [January 31, 2005].
Social work and social policy are often presented as disparate fields. Many commentaries stress their divergent focus, separate methodologies and different normative commitments. However, the two have close links which can be traced back to the 19th-century. Despite social work's individualistic focus and concern with treatment, the profession's founders were mindful of wider social problems and of the need for interventions that transcended casework and brought national resources to bear on these problems. ...