| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 264 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Development and history of human rights -- Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights -- Diversity within a human rights perspective -- Human rights and children, persons with disabilities, persons with Hiv-Aids, gays and lesbians, older persons, and victims of racism -- International aspects of human rights -- Applying human rights to the social work profession. |
| Summary |
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 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.--Book Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social service.
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Social service. |
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Human rights.
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Human rights. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Reichert, Elisabeth. Social work and human rights. 2nd ed. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2011011912 |
| ISBN |
9780231520706 (electronic book) |
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0231520700 (electronic book) |
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9780231149921 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780231149938 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Music No. |
EB00639946 Recorded Books |
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