Social Work Almanac

Social Work Almanac

2nd Edition

Leon Ginsberg

ISBN: 0-87101-248-0. 1995. Item #2480. 391 pages. $17.50 $34.95


The second edition of Social Work Almanac makes it easier than ever for human services professionals to find timely social welfare data. It succinctly presents, in one convenient source, the most current statistics related to social work. Leon Ginsberg has rigorously researched and compiled the latest facts and figures to update his practical compendium of statistical data related to social welfare. As a result, social work's most comprehensive sourcebook is now 61 percent larger, with 69 percent more tables and 73 percent more figures. Widely used by social workers, administrators, organizers, and human services professionals, Social Work Almanac, Second Edition is a useful tool for identifying trends, substantiating reports, preparing funding proposals, writing papers, and more.

Contents include Basic Demographic Data on the U.S. Population, Children, Crime and Delinquency, Health and Mortality Statistics, Education, Mental Health, Older Adults, Social Welfare, Economic Assistance, Housing, and Homelessness, Social Work Professional Issues, References, Index.

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