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Longing to "belong": foster children in Mid-Century Philadelphia

This essay discusses the experience of foster children in mid-century Philadelphia within the larger context of shifting expert narratives on...
Journal of Social History, 12/22/08 by Laura Curran · More from publication
The culture of race, class, and poverty: the emergence of a cultural discourse in early cold war social work (1946-1963).

Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 09/01/03 by Curran, Laura · More from publication
The culture of race, class, and poverty: the emergence of a cultural discourse in early cold war social work - 1946-1963

Through a primary source historical analysis, this article discusses the emergence of a cultural discourse in the early cold war (1946-1963) social...
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 09/01/03 by Laura Curran · More from publication
Serving the "hard-to-serve": the use of clinical knowledge in welfare reform.

Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 09/01/03 by Curran, Laura; Lee, Rufina · More from publication
Social work and fathers: child support and fathering programs

In recent years social welfare policies and practices have increasingly addressed men's roles as fathers. The landmark welfare reform legislation,...
Social Work, 04/01/03 by Laura Curran · More from publication

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