The Social Worker's Guide to the Social Sciences The Key Concepts
The Social Worker's Guide to the Social Sciences The Key Concepts
- ISBN 13:
9780335245710
- ISBN 10:
0335245714
- Edition: 1st
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 03/01/2013
- Publisher: Open Univ Pr
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Summary
Martin Sheedy, Senior Lecturer and Social Work Programme Leader, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
This book provides social work students and professionals with core knowledge of the most important concepts in the social sciences. Offering a straightforward guide to diverse and complex disciplines, the book will equip and encourage you to delve further into the way societies function and individuals behave.
The book addresses the concepts in social science which are most relevant to social work, among them:
- Poverty and inequality
- Markets and capitalism
- Social class
- Child development
- The nature of risk
The Social Worker’s Guide to the Social Sciences is a must-have text for students and practitioners, enabling them to link their understanding of the social sciences to their professional concerns, priorities, needs and interests.