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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456329503321

Autore

Pugh Richard

Titolo

Rural social work : International perspectives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : The Policy Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4473-0330-X

1-282-56212-6

9786612562129

1-84742-790-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CheersBrian

Disciplina

361.3091734

Soggetti

Social sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rural Social Work; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Contexts of practice; 2. The social dynamics of small communities; 3. Indigenous peoples: dispossession, colonisation and discrimination; Introduction; 4. The experience of other minorities; 5. Problems and possibilities in rural practice; 6. Models for practice 1: personal social services; 7. Models for practice 2: community social work; 8. Workforce issues; Conclusion; References; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a wide-ranging review of existing writing and research on rural social services and explores some of the distinctive features of rural contexts and rural problems.