Marshaling Social Support

Formats, Processes, and Effects

• Author(s): Benjamin H. Gottlieb,
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 337
• ISBN_10: 0803927150
  ISBN_13: 9780803927155
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Social Science / Social Work ,

Description:... The challenge of creating conditions conducive to the expression of solidarity, support and personal change are specifically considered in this volume, which illuminates critical issues in the mobilization of social support and the planning of interventions. The contributors address many of the issues raised by existing guidelines for designing interventions; the emphasis is on empirical work and the volume will be of interest to both practitioners and academics in a variety of social service fields.