Overview
- Clear descriptions of theoretical concepts including their historical and contemporary development
- Combines political philosophy and critical theory into a discussion of social justice for social work
- Synthesises theory into practical guidelines for social justice practice
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
Keywords
- Social justice
- Social work and social justice
- Ethical social justice
- Political theory of social justice
- Social justice and human rights
- Critical theory of social justice
- Neoliberalism and injustice
- Distributive theories of social justice
- Deliberative and participatory democracy
- Definition of social justice
- Literature on social justice
- Social empathy framework
- Social work empowerment practice
- Value rational framework
- Empowerment theory
- Radical social work practice
- Anti-oppressive practice
- Teaching social justice
- Blooms revised taxonomy of learning
- History of social justice theory
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
David Hodgson is a Senior Lecturer in social work at Edith Cowan University who teaches philosophy of ethics, social work practice skills, project management, social work theory, social theory and research methods. David has conducted research on compulsory school leaving policy, school attrition, services for families and childrenand social work curriculum. He has published in the areas of sociology, early school leaving, compulsory education policy, social work education and curriculum, and ethics education. In 2017 David was appointed to the role of Associate Editor for the journal Australian Social Work.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Justice Theory and Practice for Social Work
Book Subtitle: Critical and Philosophical Perspectives
Authors: Lynelle Watts, David Hodgson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3621-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3620-1Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3621-8Published: 01 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 211
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Work, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Political Philosophy, Children, Youth and Family Policy