Exploring Social Work - An Anthropological Perspective

As perceptions of social work across Europe continue to evolve, this thought-provoking book takes a fresh look at a multi-faceted subject from an anthropological perspective. It considers social workers' preoccupations, how they view society, and how, over time, society views them. Blending research and personal reflection, this book provides a stimulating analysis of what social work means today, both within and beyond the profession.

About the author

Linda Bell is an anthropologist and retired Associate Professor, now a Research Fellow and Visiting Academic in the School of Health and Education, Middlesex University.

Summary

This unique study of social work provides a bold and challenging view of the subject from an anthropological perspective. Combining research and personal reflection, it explores cultural and symbolic representations of social work, evolving identities of social work practitioners and the ways in which they and society now view one another.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Bell, Linda (Middlesex University) Bell
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781447350729
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-5072-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 339 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Soziale Arbeit