1st Edition

Existentialism and Social Work

By Neil Thompson Copyright 1992
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

Existentialism and Social Work provides a clearly-expressed and well-argued exposition of Sartrean existentialism as a theory base for social work practice. It introduces the key concepts and themes of the philosophy and relates them to social welfare theory and practice. Existentialism is a valuable means of making sense of many of the complexities, contradictions and dilemmas which social work... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Theory and Practice; Existentialism: Basic Principles; Existentialism and Theory; Existentialism and Practice; The Sociopolitical Context; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Neil Thompson