The human nature debate : social theory, social policy and the caring professions

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The human nature debate : social theory, social policy and the caring professions

Harry Cowen

Pluto Press, 1994

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-210) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780745307411

内容説明

The idea of human nature is centuries old. Yet epithets like 'human greed', 'natural inequalities' and 'you can't change the world' still underpin discussion in everyday life as well as in the academic arena. Human Nature Debate challenges the fixity of such notions and argues that the manifestations of the human nature idea are socially and politically - rather than philosophically - grounded. The book's scope is wide, spanning the social science disciplines and, unlike other texts in the field, incorporates everyday social and political examples into the academic. Cowen demonstrates how theories of human nature must be related to their intellectual, historical and social roots by analysing biological, psychological and social models, assessing the impacts of Freudianism, behaviourism, existentialism and Marxism upon social theory, policy and caring professions, and evaluating the political significance of racist and sexist accounts. The book covers the issues of women and human nature and feminist critiques and acquaints the reader with a variety of social thinkers.

目次

1. The Human Nature Debate 2. Dominant Theories of the Twentieth Century 3. Biology or Culture? 4. Sociology, Social Theory and the Human Nature 5. Biology, Racism and Aggression 6. Woman and Human Nature 7. Social Policy and Human Nature 8. Health Professions, Policies and Human Nature 9. Social Work and Models of Human Nature 10. Conclusions Bibliography
巻冊次

: hard ISBN 9780745309040

内容説明

This is an introductory overview to the ideas of the New Right in Britain. Specific concepts are outlined and evaluated, and Thatcherism is analyzed as a political synthesis of many of these ideas and precepts.

目次

  • The collapse of social democracy and the revaluation of conservatism
  • free-market capitalism
  • the limited authoritarian state
  • social authoritarianism - Thatcherite society
  • nationalism
  • anti-socialism and the language of instinct
  • Thatcherism in perspective
  • conclusion - the new right in perspective.

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