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Autore |
McLaughlin Kenneth G (Kenneth Gerard) |
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Titolo |
Social work, politics and society : From radicalism to orthodoxy / / Kenneth McLaughlin |
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Bristol, UK : , : Policy Press, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-4473-0357-1 |
1-281-97549-4 |
9786611975494 |
1-84742-355-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social Sciences |
Social Welfare & Social Work |
Social Welfare & Social Work - General |
Social service - Political aspects |
Social service |
SOCIAL SCIENCE - Social Work |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-168) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Social work, politics and society; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Understandings of and developments within social work; 2. Politicising social work; 3. 'Depoliticising' social work; 4. Agency, pathology and abuse; 5. The politics of risk and mental health; 6. The subject of stress; 7. From at risk to a risk: regulating social work; 8. Politics and social work; References; Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Kenneth G. McLaughlin 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. |
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