TY - BOOK AU - Thorpe,Christopher TI - Social theory for social work: ideas and applications T2 - Student social work SN - 9780415826396 (hardback) AV - HM585 .T496 2018 U1 - 301 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group KW - Sociology KW - Social sciences KW - Philosophy KW - Social work education N1 - 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 ER -