Social theory for social work : ideas and applications / Christopher Thorpe.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorpe, Christopher (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Student social work.
Subjects:
Sociology.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Social work education.
Physical Description:xi, 185 pages ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: why social theory matters for social work
  • Classical social theory and modern social problems
  • Phenomenology and social theory: exploring the life-world of the service user
  • Symbolic interactionism and the social self
  • Norbert Elias: emotions, rationality and self-restraint
  • Michel Foucault: social work and professional power
  • Pierre Bourdieu: symbolic violence and self-exclusion
  • Feminist social theory and social work
  • Globalization and social work
  • Conclusion: the future of social work and social theory.