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Perspectives on European Social Work : From the Birth of the Nation State to the Impact of Globalisation.

The book offers explanations and clarifications for the bewildering variety of titles and job profiles in the social professions in Europe. It presents them both as a product of specific national welfare arrangements and as a sign of a special kind of professional autonomy that so far helped to corr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lorenz, Walter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leverkusen-Opladen : Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Perspectives on European Social Work. From the birth of the nation state to the impact of globalisation; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The diversity of social professions in Europe
  • origins and significance; 2. Nation state and social work; 3. Welfare regimes and the practice of social citizenship; 4. Minorities and cultural diversity-challenges to the nation state project; 5. Culture and identity in generic social work practice; 6. Intercultural communication in social work practice
  • ethics and politics
  • 7. Social Pedagogy-a hermeneutic paradigm for social work research and practice8. Digital capitalism and globalisation-challenges for social work in Europe; 9. Neo-liberal policies
  • prospects for social work; Bibliography; Index