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Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
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Created by the National Association of Social Workers, this 20th edition (2008) is a four-volume set, containing about 400 articles which "cover all aspects of social, work from practice and interventions, social environments, social conditions and challenges, to social policy and history."
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ABC-Clio.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Edited by Geoffrey Gilbert, this 2008 handbook provides an overview of the widening income gap in the U.S. It includes introductory essays, examinations of particular controversies and problems (families, schools, etc.), biographical entries, a collection of data and documents, and more.
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