Social theory for social work : ideas and applications / Christopher Thorpe
- Author
- Thorpe, Christopher
- Published
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Physical Description
- xi, 185 pages ; 25 cm.
- Series
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780415826396 hardcover
041582639X hardcover
9780415826402 paperback
0415826403 paperback - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Source of Acquisition
- Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2017
- Endowment Note
- Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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