Vulnerability has traditionally been conceived as a dichotomised status, where an individual by reason of a personal characteristic, physical and mental disability, age, politics or religion is classified as vulnerable. Contemporary literature argues that vulnerability is not static, and that most, if not all, people are vulnerable at some time in
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1472476190
ISBN-13
9781472476197
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237067388
Product Key Features
Author
Christa Fouché, Mark Henrickson
Publication Name
Vulnerability and Marginality in Human Services
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Routledge Advances in Social Work Ser.
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
158 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.9in
Item Weight
96 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hv40.H525 2017
Table of Content
1. Why this book? 2. Vulnerability and marginality 3. Intimacy and sexuality 4. Critiquing power and privilege 5. Delivery of care: setting out the challenges 6. Restoring the human to human services 7. Practice research with vulnerable and marginalised communities 8. Research ethics 9. Re-imagining vulnerability and marginality: assessing the claims
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Social Work, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare