LEADER 03377nam 2200613 450 001 9910782664803321 005 20220204070520.0 010 $a1-4473-1495-6 010 $a1-4473-0357-1 010 $a1-281-97549-4 010 $a9786611975494 010 $a1-84742-355-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000707273 035 $a(EBL)419338 035 $a(OCoLC)437106669 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247802 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218844 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247802 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10199985 035 $a(PQKB)11218904 035 $a(UtOrBLW)PPO00069 035 $a(OCoLC)317424863 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_79757 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781847423559 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC419338 035 $a(DE-B1597)646825 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781847423559 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000707273 100 $a20220111d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocial work, politics and society $efrom radicalism to orthodoxy /$fKenneth McLaughlin$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aBristol, UK :$cPolicy Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2022). 311 $a1-84742-045-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-168) and index. 327 $aSocial 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aSocial service 606 $aSocial service$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aSocial service. 615 0$aSocial service$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a361.3 700 $aMcLaughlin$b Kenneth G$g(Kenneth Gerard),$0992787 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782664803321 996 $aSocial work, politics and society$93828733 997 $aUNINA