Social Work in a Globalizing World

by Lena Dominelli

Book Overview

This inspiring and stimulating book confronts contemporary challenges facing social workers. Many of the forms of human, social and environmental degradation addressed arise from social problems that have persisted over time, such as social work's own uncertain professional status, poverty, structural inequalities, migratory movements and armed conflicts. However, these challenges include newer problems rooted in the interdependent nature of the world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745640893
• ISBN13: 9780745640891
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"