The Emotional Politics of Social Work and Child Protection

Informationen zum Autor Dr Joanne Warner is a senior lecturer in social work at the University of Kent. She is a registered social worker, beginning her career in community development work and generic practice before becoming an academic. Her research focuses on sociocultural approaches to risk, particularly the way 'risk work' has shaped professional practice and the impact of cultures of inquiry and blame, and also everyday risks as experienced by service users. Klappentext This book introduces the concept of emotional politics. It shows how collective emotions, such as anger, shame, fear and disgust, are generated and reflected by official documents, politicians and the media. Zusammenfassung This book introduces the concept of emotional politics. It shows how collective emotions! such as anger! shame! fear and disgust! are generated and reflected by official documents! politicians and the media.

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Warner, Joanne (The University of Kent) Warner
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2015
• EAN: 9781447318422
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-1842-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education