1st Edition
The Power of the Stranger Structures and Dynamics in Social Intervention - A Theoretical Framework
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
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The decline of the welfare state in Western Europe has led to an increasing role both for citizen-led initiatives and for philanthropy in easing, solving or preventing social problems. Care and everyday help is being provided by strangers - people driven by enthusiasm and commitment but unfamiliar with the pitfalls of social intervention. Utilizing research on social intervention over the past... Read more
Contents: Introduction: the new strangers; The third element; Elaboration of a triadic social intervention model; Legitimacy: contracts; Values; Attitude: how to handle asymmetry; The role of magic and rituals; Community work as a third element; Dynamizing the Western European welfare state model; Needs and philanthropy; Index.
Biography
Gert J.F. Leene is a former lecturer in Sociology of Social Work at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Theo N.M. Schuyt is Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and member of the editorial board of the Belgium/Dutch Journal "Sociale Interventie" (Social Intervention).
'...anyone who is interested in understanding the field of social work and social interventionism would gain immensely from reading.' Voluntas 'This book features a promising idea that potentially illuminates the commonalities between different forms of helping activities, including professional social work.' European Journal of Social Work
