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.

 

Contents

Acknowledgements xx
The discipline of sociology 7
New directions in sociology 15
Looking ahead 21
Introduction 24
Historical accounts 28
Traditional sociological approaches 32
New directions 36
Conclusion 118
Historical accounts 122
New directions 127
Introduction 146
Historical accounts 150
New directions 161
Conclusion 169
Historical accounts 174

Youth 67
Conclusion 44
Introduction 92
Historical accounts 96
New directions 108
Traditional sociological approaches 177
New directions 192
Conclusion 197
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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
AuthorViviene E. Cree
Edition2, revised
PublisherRoutledge, 2010
ISBN1136936637, 9781136936630
Length256 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Medical / Health Care Delivery
Social Science / General
Social Science / Social Work
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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