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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808034503321

Autore

Powell Frederick W

Titolo

The politics of social work / / Fred Powell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2001

ISBN

9786611240516

9780761964117

0761964118

9781281240514

1281240516

9781847871558

1847871550

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

361.3

Soggetti

Social service - Political aspects

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 (p. [166]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Postmodernity: The End of Social Work?; 2 Victorian Origins, Active Citizenship and Voluntarism; 3 Fabianism, the Welfare State and Reformist Practice; 4 Radical Social Work and Radical Doubt; 5 Poverty, Social Exclusion and Inclusive Practice; 6 Civil Society, Citizenship and User Participation; 7 Multiculturalism, Feminism and Anti-Oppressive Practice; 8 Futurescapes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text analyses the choices facing social work in post-modern society. It explores contemporary and historical paradigms of social work from its Victorian origins, multiculturalism feminism and anti-oppressive practice.