Critical Theory for Social Work
A Simple Introduction

By (author) Joe Whelan

ISBN13: 9781447371687

Imprint: Policy Press

Publisher: Bristol University Press

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Published: 01/01/2025

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Description
• Written in a simple and accessible style; • Provides an entry point for students and practitioners interested in social theory; • Encourages critical thinking and critical approaches to practice; • Provides readers with the tools to go beyond the text; • Features student/reader-friendly features to support learning
1. Introduction to Theory: Theorising Social Work 2. Ways of Knowing: Modernity and of Postmodernity 3. Marx and Social Work 4. W.E.B Du Bois and Social Work 5. Jürgen Habermas and Social Work 6. Axel Honneth and Social Work 7. Pierre Bourdieu and Social Work 8. bell hooks and social work 9. Michel Foucault Social Work 10. Judith Butler and Social Work 11. Giorgio Agamben and Social Work 12. Summary
  • Social theory
  • Social work
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
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