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Download or read book Social Services and the Ethnic Community written by Alfreda P. Iglehart and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume introduces the history of welfare policy, community development, and provides a look into providing culturally competent service. The book is structured into three main themes -- the history of ethnic and racial minority groups in the Progressive Era; the historical evolution of social work and micro and macro practice with minority groups; and the ethnic agency and community. Up-to-date sources provide expanded discussions of ethnic and racial-group history in the United States, White ethnics and their services, ethnicity and the development of social work, and the linkage of mainstream agencies to ethnic communities.