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Consumerism in the Human Services

Rationale, Evolution, Perspectives, and Policy Strategies

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Authors:
  1. David P. Moxley

    1. University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, USA

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  • Enriches understanding of the role of consumerism in relation to practice and policy

  • Captures the diversification of consumerism in the human services

  • Examines specific strategies by means of a heuristic framework in order to shape social policy

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Rationale for Consumerism in the Human Services

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 1-19

  3. Evolution of Consumerism in the Human Services

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 21-38

  4. Substantive Differences Between Consumerism and Survivorship

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 39-52

  5. Typology of Consumerism and Survivorship

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 53-62

  6. Cultures of Consumerism in Human Services

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 63-80

  7. The Inside-Outside Approach to Consumerism

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 81-93

  8. Progressive and Radical Policy Strategies

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 95-114

  9. Consumerism as an Enduring Social Force in Human Services

    • David P. Moxley
    Pages 115-123

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 125-135
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About this book

This book captures the evolution of consumerism in the human services.  By addressing the changing roles and contributions of consumers (those working within human service organizations and systems and those working outside of those organizations and systems) the author offers an encompassing framework of consumerism.  This framework is multidimensional and incorporates multiple types and forms of consumerism.  The author offers a rationale for consumerism in the human services, illustrates its evolution, and considers multiple perspectives and models culminating in policy considerations, including specific strategies.  This book will equip consumers, survivors, practitioners, and policy makers with substantive knowledge of how to advance human services through action and innovation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, USA

    David P. Moxley

About the author

David P. Moxley, Ph.D.  is director of the University of Alaska Anchorage School of Social Work and serves as a professor within the school and the university’s Department of Human Services.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Consumerism in the Human Services

  • Book Subtitle: Rationale, Evolution, Perspectives, and Policy Strategies

  • Authors: David P. Moxley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7192-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7191-3Published: 02 February 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7194-4Published: 03 February 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-7192-0Published: 01 February 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 135

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Health, Rehabilitation, Social Care, Social Work and Community Development

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