Human Services in Contemporary America, Paperback by Burger, William R., ISBN 1285083660, ISBN-13 9781285083667, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Burger presents students and educators with the ninth edition of his comprehensive text on the goals, functions, organization, state, and theories of contemporary human services in the . The author has organized his text in nine chapters, covering human services in the United States today, groups in need, human services in historical perspective, theoretical perspectives, the human services worker, careers in human services, social policy, prevention in human services, and current controversies and issues. William R. Burger is a faculty member of the City University of New York. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()