Nature of Work and Future of the Social Work Profession

Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-19

  Reisch, Michael ^a   Gorin, Stephen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economy; Inequality; Unemployment; Work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HUMAN; POVERTY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; POVERTY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 0035233938     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/46.1.9     Document Type: Article

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