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100			_aChristopher Thorpe _eAuthor
245		0	_aSocial theory for social work : _bideas and applications /
260			_aAbingdon, Oxon : _bRoutledge, _c2018.
300			_a xi, 185 pages ; 25 cm
520			_aTrying to understand how the world looks through the eyes of individuals and groups and how it shapes the ways they think and act is something social workers do all the time. It is what social theorists do too. This book identifies and explains in a highly accessible manner the absolute value of social theory for social work. Drawing on the theoretical ideas and perspectives of a wide range of classical and modern social theorists, the book demonstrates the insights their work can bring to bear on a wide range of social work practice scenarios, issues and debates. Departing with the work of the classical theorists, the book covers a diverse range of theoretical traditions including phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, Norbert Elias, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, feminism and globalization theory. Putting to work ideas from these different perspectives, a range of social work scenarios, issues and debates are opened up and explored. The final chapter brings together the various theoretical strands, and critically considers the contribution they can make towards realizing core social work values in a rapidly globalizing world. Demonstrating exactly how and in what ways social theory can make important and enduring contributions to social work, Social Theory for Social Work is essential reading for social work students, practitioners and professionals alike. -- from back cover
650			_a SOCIAL SCIENCE Social Work
650			_aSociety
650			_a Social sciences Philosophy
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