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Social theory for social work : ideas and applications / Christopher Thorpe.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Student social workPublication details: London Routledge 2018Description: xi, 185 pagesISBN:
  • 9780415826396 (hardback)
  • 9780415826402 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303 THO.S
Contents:
Introduction: why social theory matters for social work -- Classical social theory and modern social problems -- Phenomenology and social theory: exploring the life-world of the service user -- Symbolic interactionism and the social self -- Norbert Elias: emotions, rationality and self-restraint -- Michel Foucault: social work and professional power -- Pierre Bourdieu: symbolic violence and self-exclusion -- Feminist social theory and social work -- Globalization and social work -- Conclusion: the future of social work and social theory.
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Book Book Dept. of Sociology Processing Center Dept. of Sociology 303 THO.S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SOC8987

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: why social theory matters for social work -- Classical social theory and modern social problems -- Phenomenology and social theory: exploring the life-world of the service user -- Symbolic interactionism and the social self -- Norbert Elias: emotions, rationality and self-restraint -- Michel Foucault: social work and professional power -- Pierre Bourdieu: symbolic violence and self-exclusion -- Feminist social theory and social work -- Globalization and social work -- Conclusion: the future of social work and social theory.

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