Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers

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Routledge, Jul 12, 2010 - Medical - 256 pages

How does a social work student make the connection between sociological knowledge and day-to-day social work?

Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers provides an introduction to sociological ideas and research and places them firmly into the context of actual social work practice. It encourages readers to develop critical awareness and reach their own judgements about the usefulness and implications of holding certain conceptual positions and shows how social work can be better informed and improved by doing so.

Fully revised and updated throughout, this second edition examines sociology in relation to key areas of social work and probation practice, and includes one new chapter. Areas covered are:

  • Family

  • Childhood

  • Youth

  • Community

  • Care and Caring

  • Health and Illness

  • Crime.

Essential reading for all social work and probation studies students, this text looks beyond individual and psychological explanations and solutions to develop a sociological knowledge base for social work practice.

 

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Contents

1 Sociological perspectives
1
2 Family
24
3 Childhood
46
4 Youth
67
5 Community
92
6 Care and caring
120
7 Health and illness
146
8 Crime and deviance
171
9 Towards sociological practice
199
Bibliography
202
Index
226
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About the author (2010)

Viviene E. Cree is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She is the editor of Social Work: A Reader and Becoming a Social Worker and co-author of Social Work: Voices from the Inside, all published by Routledge. She is also co-author of Social Work: Making a Difference and co-editor of the series Social Work in Practice, published jointly by BASW and the Policy Press.

Bibliographic information

TitleSociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers
Student Social Work
AuthorViviene E. Cree
Editionrevised
PublisherRoutledge, 2010
ISBN1136936645, 9781136936647
Length256 pages
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Medical / Allied Health Services / General
Medical / Health Care Delivery
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
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