172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1978, Social Work is concerned with relating social methods and objectives to political ideology. Social work grew out of the fertile tradition of mainstream Liberal radicalism in the nineteenth century, and to appreciate its largely implicit contemporary value framework it is essential to analyse the ideologies of ‘Conservatism’ and ‘social democracy’ which have dominated... Read more
Preface 1. Social work and politics 2. Tolerating uncertainty 3. Political culture of contemporary Britain (1): Conservatism 4. Political culture of contemporary Britain (2): social democracy 5. Political directions in social work 6. The problem of legitimation 7. Reform, revolution, or . . .? References Further reading Bibliography Index
Biography
Colin Pritchard and Richard Taylor
