01885nam a22003611i 4500 SAGE000006905 CaToSAGE 20251029145111.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr ||||||||||| 190531r20172017enka fob 001 0|eng|d 9781526470508 (ebook) : No price (OCoLC)1003864368 CaToSAGE eng CaToSAGE rda pn UtOrBLW HV40 .P37 2017 Parrott, Lester, author. 63707 Social work in context : theory and concepts / Lester Parrott, Noreen Maguinness. London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017. 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. This book examines key sociological theories that have contributed to the understanding of the nature of social work, its organisation and delivery. It provides key sociological concepts and theories to help student social workers better understand the nature of their work and the social and political context within which they will be working. Taking a practical approach to social work, and focusing on the application of theory, the book also provides insightful discussions to important thinkers such as Douglas, Beck and Furedi, and how their ideas have direct relevance for understanding the risk averse nature of social work. Description based on XML content. Social service. Social workers. Maguinness, Noreen, author. 63708 Print version : 9781473969131 SAGE Knowledge https://sk.sagepub.com/books/social-work-in-context 55831 55831