| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages : 24 illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Foreword; Preface to the third edition; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Equality and diversity in context; Introduction; The historical background; What is equality?; The diversity approach; Critically reflective practice; Conclusion; 2 Theoretical foundations; Introduction; What are discrimination and oppression?; PCS analysis; Ideology and discourse; Anti-essentialism; Dialectical reason; Structuration theory and beyond; Emancipatory practice; Conclusion; 3 Power; Introduction |
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What is power?Theories of power; Postmodernism and power; Postmodernism: an evaluation; Beyond postmodernism; Language, discourse and power; Empowerment; Conclusion; 4 Discrimination and oppression; Introduction; The relationship between discrimination and oppression; Processes of discrimination; Categories of discrimination; Conclusion; 5 Health and the medicalization of inequality; Introduction; The social construction of health; Health discourses; Health inequalities; Health, disability and age; Mental health; Health and social welfare; Medicine and social control |
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The 'Body-without-Organs' -- the ontology of healthConclusion; 6 Learning from the past; Introduction; Overarching themes; Specific issues; Conclusion; 7 The organizational context; Introduction; Power relations -- formal and informal; Inequality in organizations; Continuity and change; Organizational culture; Human resource management; Stress and inequality; The organizational operator; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion: strategies for promoting equality; Introduction; Empowerment; Partnership and participation; Conscientization and politicization; Collaboration; Critically reflective practice |
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Elegant challengingSensitivity to language and image; Naming the process; Openness and demystification; The revitalization of theory; Systematic practice; Using the law; Professionalism; Evaluation; Workplace well-being; Humility; References; Index |
| Summary |
Highly anticipated, this 3rd edition of a trusted book provides health and social care readers with a lucid guide to the theory and practice of challenging discrimination. With all-new features to further embed links to practice, it emphasises the ever-increasing importance of promoting equality within the people professions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256) and index |
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Equality -- Great Britain
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Discrimination -- Great Britain
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Human services -- Great Britain
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Social discrimination.
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Social interaction.
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Human Services.
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Gender Studies.
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Ethnic Studies/General.
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Social Work.
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Discrimination & Race Relations.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
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Discrimination
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Equality
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Human services
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Gleichheit.
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Verschiedenheit.
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Macht.
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Diskriminierung.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Campling, Jo
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| ISBN |
9780230344419 |
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0230344410 |
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