| Description |
1 online resource (545 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Book 1 Social Work's Psychosocial Framework -- Book 2 The Human Life Cycle -- Book 3 When Social Work is Needed -- Book 4 Social Work in Practice -- Book 5 Social Work's Core Components -- Book 6 Social Work's Theory Base -- In Conclusion -- BOOK 1: Social Work's Psychosocial Framework -- Chapter 1.1: Social Work and Society -- What is Social Work? -- What is Society? -- Social Work and 'Pre-Industrial' Society -- Social Work and 'Modern' Society -- Statutory (public) initiatives in the nineteenth century |
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Voluntary (philanthropic) initiatives in the nineteenth century -- Social Work in the Twentieth Century -- Social Work and 'Postmodern' Society -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 1.2: Social Work and Politics -- Ideology and Central Government -- Administration, Devolution and Local Government -- Social Services -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 1.3: Gendering the Social Work Agenda -- Childcare -- Community Care -- Women as carers -- Women and mental health -- Disabled women -- Older women -- Criminal Justice -- Methods and Settings of Intervention |
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Challenges to Men -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 1.4: Culture, Ethnicity and Identity -- Culture and Ethnicity -- Self-Identity -- Culture, Ethnicity and Identity: An Interplay -- Self-Identity and Practice with Ethnic Minority Children -- Negating the Other's Self-Definition -- Black Culture, Black Perspectives -- Conclusion: Closing Gaps -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 1.5: Families -- Changing Families and Households -- Lone-Parent Families -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 1.6: Sexuality, Sexual Relationships and Social Work |
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Defining the Territory -- Self-Awareness, Sexuality and Gender -- Social Work, Sexuality and Vulnerable Adults -- Sexuality and Young People -- Sexuality and Older People -- Social Work with Sex Offenders -- Sexuality in Social Work Training and Organizations -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 1.7: Psychology and Social Work -- The Biological Approach -- The Behaviourist Approach -- The Cognitive Approach -- The Psychodynamic Approach -- The Humanist Approach -- Process of Social Work -- Pitfalls of Drawing Exclusively upon Psychology -- Potential -- Further Reading |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References -- BOOK 2: The Human Life Cycle -- Chapter 2.1: Infancy -- Early Development -- Social Cognition and Attachment Formation -- Attachment Classifications -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 2.2: Childhood -- Dependency and Autonomy in Pre-School Children -- Development of Social Understanding -- Developing and Refining a Sense of Self -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 2.3: Adolescence -- Lifespan Theory as an Aid to Understanding Adolescence -- Social Change -- The Importance of the Family -- Risk and Vulnerability -- Antisocial Behaviour |
| Notes |
The Promotion of Resilience |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118451762 |
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1118451767 |
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