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Reconstitution of social work : towards a moral conception of social work practice /
This unique volume is the first book-length explication of hermeneutics in social work. It attempts to clarify and reconstruct the moral basis of social work. Against the mainstream current of doing social work with the technical-rational outlook, Ho and Yuen argue that value constitutes the very co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; London :
World Scientific,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This unique volume is the first book-length explication of hermeneutics in social work. It attempts to clarify and reconstruct the moral basis of social work. Against the mainstream current of doing social work with the technical-rational outlook, Ho and Yuen argue that value constitutes the very core of social work, and on that solid foundation of moral concepts rest social work techniques. This volume seamlessly combines theoretical discussions with empirical studies. It starts with a theoretical inquiry that combines hermeneutics and critical theory and examines the moral nature of social w. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 272 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814280754 9814280755 |