Highly anticipated, this 3rd Edition of a trusted book provides health and social care readers with a lucid guide to the theory and practice of challengingdiscrimination. With all-new features to further embed links to practice, it emphasises the ever-increasing importance of promoting equality within the people professions. NEIL THOMPSON is a highly respected writer, teacher and adviser, with over32 years' experience in the people professions. He has held full or honorary professorships at four UK universities, and is now a sought after trainer, consultant and conference speaker. He is the Editor-in-Chief of two online communities: Well-being Zone (www.wellbeingzone.com ) and Social Work Focus (www.socialworkfocus.com ). His personal website is at www.neilthompson.info. INDICE: - Introduction - Equality and Diversity in Context - Theoretical Foundations - Power - Discrimination and Oppression - Health and the Medicalization of Inequality - Learning from the Past - The Organizational Context - Conclusion: Strategies for Promoting Equality
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22343-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 24/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés