Inequality and Social Work
eBook - ePub

Inequality and Social Work

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Inequality and Social Work

About this book

Inequality lies at the heart of many of the challenges you will face as a social worker as you prepare to work with some of the most excluded, disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals, families and communities. This book is designed to help you think critically about the skills and knowledge you need to understand and tackle inequality, and provide meaningful help to those people most in need. Key topics include:

-          what is inequality and the role of social work

-          social inequalities

-          health and welfare inequalities

-          global inequalities

-          the role of social policy

-          intersectional social work, radical social work and community-based approaches.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781529768787
9781529768794
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781529614879
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. About the Author
  8. Introduction: Why Inequality Matters
  9. 1 What is Inequality?
  10. 2 The Many Faces of Inequality
  11. 3 Health and Welfare Inequalities
  12. 4 Social Policy and Inequality
  13. 5 Global Inequalities
  14. 6 The Role of Social Work
  15. 7 Radical and Critical Social Work
  16. 8 Community Social Work
  17. Conclusion Social Work and Inequality
  18. Index

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