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This book is designed to stimulate student inter- est in social work and to provide an experiential “fla- vor” of what the fields of social welfare and social work are really like. Using a social problems ap- proach, the book describes how people are affected by poverty, child abuse, emotional difficulties, sexism, alcoholism, crime, AIDS, physical and mental disabil- ities, racism, overpopulation, sexual assault, and other problems. Information on the nature, extent, and causes of such problems is also presented. In teaching introductory courses in social work, a number of my colleagues and I have found that students tend to be more interested when they come face to face with the tragic social conditions that people experience. This book also includes case examples through which the reader is able to identify with people in need of help.