Social theory, social change and social work / / edited by Nigel Parton

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.941
• Soggetto topico: Social service - Great Britain; Social service - Great Britain - Methodology; Social change - Great Britain; Public welfare administration - Great Britain
• Altri autori: PartonNigel
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-229) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editor's preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Social theory, social change and social work: an introduction; Social work through the looking glass; After social work?; Postmodernism, feminism and the question of difference; Surface and depth in social-work practice; Social work, risk and 'the blaming system'; Telling tales: probation in the contemporary social formation; The future of social work with older people in a changing world; Social work with children and families: from child welfare to child protection ; Regulation for radicals: the state, CCETSW and the academyAnti-intellectualism and the peculiarities of British social work education; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Analyzes the current changes in social work and assesses how far recent developments in social theory can contribute to their interpretation. Considers issues of central significance to all interested in social work theory, policy, practice
• Titolo autorizzato: Social theory, social change and social work
• ISBN: 1-134-79922-5; 1-280-32098-2; 0-203-43351-3; 1-134-79923-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910305549203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: State of welfare.