Social Work, Politics and Society [electronic resource] : From Radicalism to Orthodoxy
McLaughlin, Kenneth.
Bristol, U.K. : Policy,
2008.
This original and stimulating book examines contemporary issues in social work, particularly exploring the politicisation of the profession from the 1970s onwards.
Description based upon print version of record.
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
This original and stimulating book examines contemporary issues in social work, particularly exploring the politicisation of the profession from the 1970s onwards.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-168) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Social service -- Political aspects.
Social service.
Social service
Social service
Social Welfare & Social Work - General
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences