{"product_id":"serving-the-people-9780231055604","title":"Serving the People","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile social service work and political activism have often been viewed as separate and opposing forces, \u003ci\u003eServing the People: Social Services and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e argues persuasively that the two endeavors can-and should-be combined for the benefit of both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her extensive experience in service work and social action, Ann Withorn probes the past and present of these fields and reveals: why social services have been viewed as necessarily apolitical...what problems are posed by professionalism and bureaucratic practice...why progressive have not actively fought for social welfare changes...what choices and issues exist in politicizing social practice...and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, here is one book that combines historical research and practical, workable ideas for social workers, social planners, and activists to use. \u003ci\u003eServing the People\u003c\/i\u003e surpasses current social work and left literature by providing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Extensive historical background of the social service\/social action dichotomy.• Examination of the history of service work in labor, feminist, black, and left movements in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present.• Political analysis that most professional literature avoids.• Examples from scores of interviews from practitioners at all levels.• Concrete, practical suggestions that go beyond left theories to show how to apply political analysis to daily work. • Summary of the latest European ideas and trends that make the book a useful classroom tool for social work, social policy, and sociology courses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor social service practitioners and students, or anyone concerned with achieving social change in contemporary society, \u003ci\u003eServing the People\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, invaluable book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Withorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275402391803,"sku":"9780231055604","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/serving-the-people-9780231055604","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}