Social Work and the City : Urban Themes in 21st-Century Social Work
1st ed. 2016
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1137516224
ISBN-13
9781137516220
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 3rd, 2016
Print length
299 Pages
Weight
516 grams
Dimensions
15.80 x 21.70 x 2.30 cms
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This book critically explores ways of thinking about the city and its relevance for the profession of social work. The book shows that the city represents a critical arena in terms of the future of social work intervention and social work identity.
This book critically explores ways of thinking about the city and its relevance for the profession of social work. It provides a colourful illustration of practice drawing on examples of social work responses to a range of issues emerging from the unprecedented scale, density and pace of change in cities. The associated challenges posed for social work include: the increased segregation of the poor, the crisis of affordable housing, homelessness, gentrification, ageing, displacement as a result of migrations, and the breakdown of social support and care.
Drawing on multiple disciplines, this groundbreaking work shows that these familiar features of the twenty-first century can be counteracted by the positive aspects of the city: its innovation, creativity and serendipity. It has a redistributive, caring and cohesive potential. The city can provide new opportunities and resources for social work to influence, to collaborate, to foster participation and involvement, and to extend its social justice mandate. The book shows that the city represents a critical arena in terms of the future of social work intervention and social work identity. In doing so, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of social work, social policy, community work and urban studies.
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