Social Work and Common Sense: A Critical Examination

Author:   Paul Michael Garrett
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781032456461


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   08 April 2024
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $75.99 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Social Work and Common Sense: A Critical Examination


Add your own review!

Overview

Rooted in a lively, critical approach to social work education and practice, Social Work and Common Sense challenges readers to think critically and more deeply about core facets of social work knowledge and ‘received ideas’. Garrett draws on the work of Antonio Gramsci to develop new, and often provocative, insights on attachment theory, creativity, anger, human rights, the ‘unmarried mother’ in Ireland’s past, and contemporary approaches to ‘decolonising’ social work education. The book is divided into ten chapters, each of which includes a series of reflection and talk boxes to assist students to critically reflect (individually and in class/seminar and fieldwork/workplace discussions) on key facets of the preceding chapter. Addressing often complex ideas in a freshly accessible way, Social Work and Common Sense will be required reading in all postgraduate and advanced undergraduate classes in theory and social work.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paul Michael Garrett
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.200kg
ISBN:  

9781032456461


ISBN 10:   1032456469
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   08 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1.Introduction. 2.Theorising common sense. 3.History, common sense and the ‘unmarried mother’ in Ireland. 4.Bowlbyism, common sense and child attachment theory. 5. Common sense creativity. 6.Social work, common sense and anti-anger ideology. 7.Common sense social work and ambivalent allure of human rights. 8.Colonial common sense and ‘decolonising’ social work. 9.Latin American challenges to the common sense of the global north. 10.Conclusion – Towards a new common sense for social work?

Reviews

Author Information

Paul Michael Garrett has been described by the International Journal of Social Welfare as 'probably the most important critical social work theorist in the English-speaking world'. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy and works in Galway. The author of several books, his most recent is Dissenting Social Work published by Routledge in 2021. Associated website: https://www.pmgarrettdsw.com/

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

wl

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List