204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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In order to practice effectively in today’s complex and changing environment, social workers need to have an understanding of how contemporary cultural and philosophical concepts relate to the people they work with and the fields they practice in. Exploring the ideas of philosophers, including Nietzsche, Gadamer, Taylor, Adorno, MacIntyre, Zizek and Derrida, this text demonstrates their relevance... Read more
Preface Introduction 1. Interpretation: Social Work and Hermeneutics 2. Community: The Case of the Missing Community 3. Identity: A Short Word from Nietzsche: Marginalisation, Recognition and Ressentiment 4. Ethics: Three Concerns About Human Rights 5. Documents: The Politics of Writing 6. Self: Who Am I, and What do I Actually Do? 7. Culture: The Culture Industry 8. Knowledge: Professionalised Practice and the Locus of Expertise
Biography
Tom Grimwood is Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for the MA Social Work programme in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Cumbria, UK.
