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A text for undergraduates on methods and concepts of social welfare and social work. Special consideration is given to problems such as AIDS, youth suicide, drugs, battered women and children, and welfare reform, as well as to improved methods in solving social problems through new developments in family home-based care, and other creative and effective social work practices. Includes chapter-opening vignettes, much case material, and chapter summaries. This edition contains new material on aging, minorities, and gangs. The authors are from the University of Utah. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)