Social Work and Global Health Inequalities: Practice and Policy Developments
Tackling inequalities in health is an essential social work task. Every day, social workers grapple with the impact on people's lives of the social inequalities that shape their health chances and experience. This book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalization. The book provides a unique snapshot of a new global social work that is responsive to local conditions and circumstances, but seeks partners in the international struggle for equity, rights, and social justice. It is based on the practice expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwid…
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Weitere Autoren: McLeod, Eileen (Hrsg.) / Napier, Lindsey (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84742-195-1
- EAN: 9781847421951
- Produktnummer: 4099407
- Verlag: Policy Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.0 cm 499 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 499
Über den Autor
Paul Bywaters is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at Coventry University and Honorary Professor at the University of Warwick, England. He was the first convenor of the Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN) and joint author with Lindsey Napier of the International Federation of Social Workers' International Policy on Health. He has been writing about social work and health for over 20 years. Eileen McLeod is Associate Professor in Social Work at the School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick. Her research interests centre on social work's contribution to tackling health inequalities and she has published extensively in this area. A founder member of SWHIN. Lindsey Napier is Pro-Dean in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. Her current research and teaching centre on the social dimensions of ageing, dying and death, where health and social inequalities are writ large. She is the current convenor of SWHIN.
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