1st Edition
Social Work and Sociology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Introduction – Social work and sociology: historical separation and current challenges Irene Levin, Marit Haldar and Aurélie Picot
1. Sociological social workers: a history of the present? Ian Shaw
2. The other Chicago school – a sociological tradition expropriated and erased Michael Seltzer and Marit Haldar
3. The theoretical foundation of social case work Siri Fjeldheim, Irene Levin and Eivind Engebretsen
4. Evidence and research designs in applied sociology and social work research Kjeld Høgsbro
5. The help system and its reflection theory: a sociological observation of social work Werner Schirmer and Dimitris Michailakis
6. Why social work and sociology need psychosocial theory Elizabeth Frost
7. Complex issues, complex solutions: applying complexity theory in social work practice Sheila Fish and Mark Hardy
8. What happens to the social in social work? Jorid Krane Hanssen, Gunn Strand Hutchinson, Rolv Lyngstad and Johans Tveit Sandvin
Biography
Irene Levin is a Professor in the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy at Oslo University College, Norway.
Marit Haldar is Professor in the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy at Oslo University College, Norway.
Aurélie Picot is a Fellow in the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy at Oslo University College, Norway.
