Social Justice Theory and Practice for Social Work Critical and Philosophical Perspectives /

• Main Authors: Watts, Lynelle (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hodgson, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Social work.; Social justice.; Human rights.; Political philosophy.; Social policy.; Social Work.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; Political Philosophy.; Children, Youth and Family Policy.

This book offers a much-needed critical overview of the concept of social justice and its application in professional social work practice. Social justice has a rich conceptual genealogy in critical theory and political philosophy. For students, teachers and social workers concerned with empowerment...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Injustice and its many forms
• Chapter 2. Social justice as an ethic of social work
• Chapter 3. A critical history of the social work response to social justice
• Chapter 4. Capitalism and neoliberalism
• Chapter 5. Power and knowledge
• Chapter 6. Critical social science and critical theory
• Chapter 7. Distributive theories of justice
• Chapter 8. Democracy and participation
• Chapter 9. Human rights and autonomy
• Chapter 10. Social justice and social work practice
• Chapter 11. Social justice and social work education.