Description: Further DetailsTitle: Understanding agencyCondition: NewSubtitle: Social welfare and changeEAN: 9781847423306ISBN: 9781847423306Publisher: Policy PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/23/2011Description: Using student-friendly features such as case studies and a glossary, this textbook provides an introduction to the concept of agency and how it can usefully inform social welfare practice. It considers how agency and power inter-relate and how it can inform new ways of thinking about the individual and society. Tracing the origins of agency and exploring the contributions of key thinkers from sociological and social policy perspectives, the book demonstrates a model of achievable change and in doing so represents an optimistic view on social work's potential to contribute to this. It is essential reading for students and professionals training in social welfare, social work and education.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 240mmItem Length: 172mmAuthor: Liz JefferyGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Understanding agency
Title: Understanding agency
Subtitle: Social welfare and change
EAN: 9781847423306
ISBN: 9781847423306
Release Date: 02/23/2011
Release Year: 2011
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Agency : Social Welfare and Change
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Item Height: 0.3 in
Subject: Social Work, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, General
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Philosophy, Social Science
Author: Liz Jeffery
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 6.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
