Social Work and Poverty: Attitudes and Actions

ISBN-13: 9781138345720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 210 str.

Monica Dowling

Opis

First published in 1999, this much-needed volume powerfully re-evaluates attitudes to the ‘deserving and ‘undeserving’ poor and aims to investigate social workers’ attitudes and actions towards poverty issues.

Spis treści

1. The Relationship Between Social Work and Poverty. 2. The Restructuring of Welfare. 3. Methodological Perspectives. 4. Social Work Students and Social Work Education. 5. Social Work Students’ Attitudes to Poverty. 6. Social Workers’ Attitudes and Actions in Relation to Poor Social Service Users. 7. Social Service Users with Financial Difficulties – Their Responses. 8. Social Work, Poverty and Social Exclusion.

O autorze

Monica Dowling