Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction: spectators of our own lives; Chapter 2: Definitions and context "self defence against the slings and arrows of an unfriendly world"; Chapter 3: Humour and the work place: the bonds of stress; Chapter 4: The media: "equal opportunity approaches offensiveness"; Chapter 5: "Deep down": humour, health and relationship based practice; Chapter 6: "The most PC people around": social work, humour and political correctness; Chapter 7: Rottweilers and subversives: anti-social humour; Conclusion: Choosing between our comic or tragic potentials; Index
Biography
Stephen Jordan worked as a social worker for 19 years and now works for the University of Essex where he lectures in social work.
