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BL
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1015986
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b770356
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| Main Entry
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McLaughlin, Kenneth G.
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| Title & Author
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Social work, politics and society : : from radicalism to orthodoxy /\ Kenneth McLaughlin.
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| Publication Statement
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Bristol, UK :: Policy Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages)
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| ISBN
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1281975494
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: 1447303571
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: 1847423558
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: 6611975497
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: 9781281975492
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: 9781447303572
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: 9781847423559
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: 9786611975494
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1847420443
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1847420451
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1874720444
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9781847420442
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9781847420459
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9781874720442
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9781874720447
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical reference (pages 149-168) and index.
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| Contents
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Social work, politics and society; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Understandings of and developments within social work; 2. Politicising social work; 3. 'Depoliticising' social work; 4. Agency, pathology and abuse; 5. The politics of risk and mental health; 6. The subject of stress; 7. From at risk to a risk: regulating social work; 8. Politics and social work; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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Kenneth G. McLaughlin highlights the need for a new approach to social work that has a more optimistic view of both individuals and society, and of their capacity to overcome problems.
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Social service-- Political aspects.
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Social service.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Social Work.
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Social Sciences.
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Social service-- Political aspects.
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Social service.
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Social Welfare Social Work - General.
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Social Welfare Social Work.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.3
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| LC Classification
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HV41.M33 2008eb
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