Sociology for social work : an introduction /
Contributor(s): Yuill, Chris [editor] | Gibson, Alastair [editor].
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2011Description: 270 pages : ill. ; 28 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781848606500; 9781848606500:; 1848606508; 9781848606517; 1848606516.Subject(s): Sociology | Social service -- PracticeDDC classification: 301 YUIItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sociology for social work: an overview / Chris Yuill, Alastair Gibson and Chris Thorpe -- Social inequality and social class / Donncha Marron, Robert Buckley and Joan Leece -- Gender / Val Sheach-Leith, Michael Sutherland and Neil Gibson -- Race and ethnicity / Chris Yuill, Angela Duvollet, Tuck-Chee Phung and Tatenda Govera -- Poverty and social exclusion / Donncha Marron, Jeremy Millar and Muzz McKinnon -- Later life / Emmanuelle Tulle and Rory Lynch -- Health / Chris Yuill, Rob Mackay and Angie Mutch -- Disability / Chris Yuill, Colin Keenan and Frankie McLean -- Crime and society / Chris Thorpe and Mike Shepherd -- Intimacies and relationships / Megan Todd, Steve Hothershall and Janet Owen -- Community and social capital / Steven MacLennan, Keith Muir and Susan Thoms.
This textbook introduces the social work student to the field of sociology, illustrating how sociology is connected to and fundamental to effective social work practice. Each chapter applies theory to practice and is co-written by a sociologist, social worker and service user.