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Shame and social work : theory, reflexivity and practice /

Examining experiences of shame and stigma in the context of austerity and the declining welfare state, this book shows how social work can ameliorate the impacts of shame through sensitive, reflective and relationship-based practice. It provides a broad understanding of shame and looks at its impact...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Frost, Liz, 1953- (Editor), Magyar-Haas, Veronika (Editor), Schoneville, Holger (Editor), Sicora, Alessandro (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2020.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Notes on contributors
  • Shame and social work: an introduction
  • Part I. Theoretical dimensions of shame
  • 1. Making sense of shame theory: a psychosocial structure
  • 2. Sociology of shame: basic theoretical considerations
  • 3. Shame as an anthropological, historical and social emotion
  • Part II. Experiences of shame: service user perspectives
  • 4. Poverty as an attack on subjectivity: the case of shame
  • 5. Interactions of shame: violence against children in residential care
  • 6. Emotional labour in social work practice and the production of shame
  • Part III. Shame and professionalism: social worker perspectives
  • 7. Shame regulation as organisational control: evoking, containing and diverting shame to create compliance
  • 8. Claim, blame, shame: how risk undermines authenticity in social work
  • 9. Shame, mistakes and reflective practice in social work
  • Index
  • Back cover