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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Student social workPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2018Description: xi, 185 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415826396 (hardback)
  • 9780415826402 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301 23 THS
LOC classification:
  • HM585 .T496 2018
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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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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