Social Work in a Risk Society
| Author | : Stephen A. Webb |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 461 |
| Release | : 2006-01-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781350313880 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1350313882 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (882 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Social Work in a Risk Society by : Stephen A. Webb
Download or read book Social Work in a Risk Society written by Stephen A. Webb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-23 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.