Social Work Science

by Ian Shaw

What is the role of science in social work? Ian Shaw considers social work inventions, evidence-based practice, the history of scientific claims in social work practice, technology, and social work research methodology to demonstrate the significant role that scientific language and practice play in the complex world of social work.

By treating science as a social action marked by the interplay of choice, activity, and constraints, Shaw...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231166400
• ISBN13: 9780231166409
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher