Sociology for Social Workers and Probation OfficersHow does a social work student make the connection between sociological knowledge and day-to-day social work procedures? Sociology for Social Workers provides an introduction to sociological ideas and research and places it firmly into the context of social work practice. It takes the issues that sociology addresses and uses them to show how social work can be better informed and improved. Each chapter provides full referencing, so that students and social work practitioners can follow up on primary sources to pursue and develop the most useful specific themes and ideas. |
Contents
Family | 25 |
Childhood | 57 |
Youth | 87 |
Community | 120 |
Caring | 142 |
Crime | 167 |
Towards sociological practice | 207 |
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