A Day, Phyllis J. creator text Boston A & B c2006 5th ed. monographic xvii, 510 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Values in Social Welfare -- The Institution of Social Welfare: An Overview -- The Beginnings of Social Welfare: Political Economy and Early Societies -- Feudalism and the Welfare State -- Social Welfares Moves to the Americas -- America to the Civil War -- The American Welfare State Begins -- The Progressive Era, War, and Recovery -- The Great Depression and Social Security for Americans -- Civil and Welfare Rights in the New Reform Era -- Return to the Past -- The Reactionary Vision -- The Decline of Social Responsibility -- The Synergistic Cycle. Phyllis J. Day. Includes index. Social policy Public welfare History Public welfare History HN57 .D33 0205437036