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The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 drastically changed the delivery of social services in the United States for the first time in sixty years. More than a decade later, according to Catholic social ethicist Thomas Massaro, a disturbing gap exists between the laws we have enacted as a nation and the mora...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Massaro, Thomas, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.
Colección:Moral traditions series.
Temas:
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Église catholique > Doctrines.
Catholic Church
Public welfare > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Public welfare > United States.
Aide sociale > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Public welfare
Public welfare > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Social policy
Theology, Doctrinal
United States > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 drastically changed the delivery of social services in the United States for the first time in sixty years. More than a decade later, according to Catholic social ethicist Thomas Massaro, a disturbing gap exists between the laws we have enacted as a nation and the moral concerns we profess as a people. Massaro contends that ethicists too often focus on strictly theoretical concerns rather than engaging concrete social and political issues, while public policy experts are uncomfortable drawing ethical judgments about legislation. United States Welfare Policy takes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 257 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
ISBN:9781435627390
1435627393
9781589014800
1589014804

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