Faith, hope & jobs : welfare-to-work in Los Angeles / Stephen V. Monsma, J. Christopher Soper.
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TextSeries: Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)Publication details: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2006.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9781435627369
- 1435627369
- 9781589013193
- 1589013190
- 1589011112
- 9781589011113
- Faith, hope and jobs
- Welfare recipients -- Employment -- California -- Los Angeles
- Public welfare -- Contracting out -- California -- Los Angeles
- Social service -- Contracting out -- California -- Los Angeles
- Public-private sector cooperation -- California -- Los Angeles
- Church charities -- California -- Los Angeles
- Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- California -- Los Angeles
- Aide sociale -- Bénéficiaires -- Travail -- Californie -- Los Angeles
- Services sociaux -- Impartition -- Californie -- Los Angeles
- Partenariat public-privé -- Californie -- Los Angeles
- Église -- Œuvres de bienfaisance -- Californie -- Los Angeles
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness
- Church charities
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Public-private sector cooperation
- Public welfare -- Contracting out
- Social service -- Contracting out
- Welfare recipients -- Employment
- California -- Los Angeles
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- HV99.L7 M66 2006eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The effectiveness muddle -- The study -- Client evaluations of their programs -- Enabling outcomes -- Intermediate and ultimate outcomes -- Observations and recommendations -- Appendix A: The questionnaire survey -- Appendix B: The survey instruments -- Appendix C: The faith-based/segmented versus faith-based/integrated distinction.
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Annotation ?A must-read for scholars, lay audiences, and anyone seriously concerned about contemporary social problems like employment in urban America. Monsma and Soper have produced a solid piece of research on a topic long-neglected by social scientists.?Byron Johnson, Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Religious Inquiry Across the Disciplines, Baylor University, and senior fellow, Religion and Civil Society Program, The Witherspoon Institute.
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