Encyclopedia of human services and diversity /

Encyclopedia of human services and diversity / Linwood H. Cousins, editor. - 3 volumes (xlvii, 1553 pages) : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

index. Volume 1. A-E -- volume 2. F-O -- volume 3. P-Z

This three-volume encyclopedia is the first encyclopedia to reflect the changes in the mission of human services professionals as they face today's increasingly diverse service population. Diversity encompasses a broad range of human differences, including differences in ability and disability, age, education level, ethnicity, gender, geographic origin, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and values.

9781452287485 (hardcover : alk. paper)


Social service--United States.
Social work with minorities--United States.

HV 95 / .En19 2014