This path-breaking text constructs a new way of thinking about social work based on contemporary social theory. Working in a counter-tradition that is suspicious of a number of governing ideas and practices in social work, it draws on themes from Beck, Giddens, Rose to explore the impact of risk society and neo liberalism on social work. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384. . 2006. 2006 ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Social Work in a Risk Society: Social and Political Perspectives
Publisher: Palgrave
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 033396361X
ISBN 13: 9780333963616
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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STEPHEN WEBB is Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Cultural and Community Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
STEPHEN WEBB is Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Cultural and Community Studies, University of Sussex, UK.

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