Social Work in a Risk Society: Social and Political Perspectives

Social Work in a Risk Society: Social and Political Perspectives
ISBN-10
033396361X
ISBN-13
9780333963616
Category
Business & Economics
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Author
Stephen A. Webb

Description

This text constructs a new way of thinking about social work based on contemporary social theory and taking into account recent changes in social work. Working in a counter-tradition that is suspicious of a number of governing ideas and practices in social work, it draws on themes in the work of theorists such as Beck, Giddens, and Rose. It looks at risk, trust, regulation, identity, and governmentality to explore the impact of risk society and neoliberalism on social work.

Other editions

Similar books