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Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work has two inter-related themes. First to account for and analyse current changes in social work and secondly, to assess how far recent developments in social theory can contribute to their interpretation. Representing the work of a range of academics all involved in research and teaching in relation to social work, it considers issues of central significance to everyone interested in the theory, policy, and practice of social work.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work, Nigel Part on; Chapter 2 Social Work Through the Looking Glass, Jeff Hopkins; Chapter 3 After social work?, John Clarke; Chapter 4 Postmodernism, Feminism and the Question of Difference, Fiona Williams; Chapter 5 Surface and Depth in Social-Work Practice, David Howe; Chapter 6 Social Work, Risk and 'The Blaming System', Nigel Part on; Chapter 7 Telling tales, Robert Harris; Chapter 8 The Future of Social Work with Older People in a Changing World, Judith Phillips; Chapter 9 Social Work with Children and Families, Olive Otway; Chapter 10 Regulation for Radicals, David Webb; Chapter 11 Anti-Intellectualism and the Peculiarities of British Social Work Education, Chris Jones;
About the author
Nigel Parton is Professor in Child Care at the University of Huddersfield.
Summary
Analyzes the current changes in social work and assesses how far recent developments in social theory can contribute to their interpretation. Considers issues of central significance to all interested in social work theory, policy, practice
