Transforming society? : social work and sociology
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Transforming society? : social work and sociology
Policy Press, 2007
- : pbk
- hardcover
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"BASW British Association of Social Workers"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-175) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9781861347411
Description
Society is undergoing change, and, as a result, social welfare services - including social work - are being transformed. This book explores the sociological basis of contemporary society and shows how social workers experience tensions and contradictions in practice.
The book uses case studies and self directed activities to enable students to relate sociology to daily lives. It explores key themes in turn, examining their relevance for social work and how they can be applied to practice, particularly in areas such as children and families, mental health, disability and older people.
Relevant and accessible, the authors explore aspects of class, ethnicity and gender and conclude with suggestions of how sociology can inform practice and enable social work to engage with processes of transformation.
The book provides essential material for students of social work and social care, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It will also be relevant to social policy and sociology undergraduates.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- Part One: Social exclusion and 'the poor': Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Part Two: Production: Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Part Three: Reproduction: Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Part Four: Consumption: Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Part Five: Community: Chapter 9
- Chapte 10
- Conclusion: using sociology to inform practice: Bringing it all together: sociology and social work
- Social work at the crossroads?
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hardcover ISBN 9781861347428
Description
Society is undergoing change, and, as a result, social welfare services - including social work - are being transformed. This book explores the sociological basis of contemporary society and shows how social workers experience tensions and contradictions in practice. The book uses case studies and self directed activities to enable students to relate sociology to daily lives. It explores key themes in turn, examining their relevance for social work and how they can be applied to practice, particularly in areas such as children and families, mental health, disability and older people. Relevant and accessible, the authors explore aspects of class, ethnicity and gender and conclude with suggestions of how sociology can inform practice and enable social work to engage with processes of transformation. The book provides essential material for students of social work and social care, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It will also be relevance to social policy and sociology undergraduates.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part one: Social exclusion
- 'the poor'
- and social work: Social exclusion and poverty
- Social work's enduring tensions
- Part two: Production: Theories of work and society
- Chapter 4
- Part three: Reproduction: Theoretical concepts: family, gender and discourse
- Social work and reproduction: regulation and family life
- Part four: Consumption: New forms of relations and inequality?
- Social work: the power of consumption and the creation of customers
- Part five: Community: A changing landscape: theoretical approaches to 'community'
- Chapter 10
- Part six: Transforming society: social work and sociology: Using sociology to inform practice
- Contradictions and change?.
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