160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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‘Empowerment’ is a term in widespread use today and one that is often considered to be a self-evident good. Here, McLaughlin explores its emergence in the 1960s through to its rise in the 1990s and ubiquity in present day discourse and interrogates its social status, paying particular attention to social policy, social work and health and social care discourse. He argues that a focus on... Read more
1. Introduction: Setting the Scene 2. Power in Modernity 3. Power in Postmodernity 4. From Power to Empowerment 5. Empowerment and Social Work 6. From Consciousness-Raising to Awareness-Raising 7. Advocacy Research and Social Policy 8. From Public Health to Personal Empowerment 9. The Politics of Nudge: Empowerment by Subterfuge 10. Conclusion: The Subject of Empowerment
Biography
Kenneth McLaughlin is Senior Lecturer in the Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
