基本説明
Draws on themes in the work of theorists such as Beck, Giddens, Rose - risk, trust, regulation, identiry, governmentality - to explore the impact of risk society and neo-liberalism on social work.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Preface.- Social Work, Risk Society and Modernity.- Risk, Regulation and Neo-Liberalism.- Security, Trust and Care Pathways.- Direct Work, Knowledge and Intervention.- Technologies of Care.- Management and Organization of Social Work.- The Practice of Value.- Bibliography.
