Social work, politics and society : from radicalism to orthodoxy /
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| Author / Creator: | McLaughlin, Kenneth G. (Kenneth Gerard) |
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| Imprint: | Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2008. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11299817 |
| Summary: | This original and stimulating book examines contemporary issues in social work, particularly exploring the politicisation of the profession from the 1970s onwards. Detailing the wider social and political influences on the development of social work, the book argues that underlying much social theory and practice is a pessimistic and degraded view of humanity. The author discusses different areas of social work in relation to this diminished view of the human subject, exploring the rise of the concept of abuse, the focus on individual vulnerability and the fear of the other, as well as the threat to civil liberties and privacy that has influenced changes in mental health legislation and the introduction of the Social Care Register. The book highlights the need for a new approach to social work that has a more optimistic view of both individuals and society, and of their capacity to overcome problems. It is essential reading for students of sociology, politics and social work and for those involved in social policy and social care practice. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical reference (pages 149-168) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847423559 1847423558 1281975494 9781281975492 9781847420459 1847420451 9781847420442 1847420443 1874720444 9781874720447 9781874720442 1447303571 9781447303572 9786611975494 6611975497 |