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Sociology of the Caring Professions  
Author: Pamela Abbott (Editor)
ISBN: 1850008248
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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From Book News, Inc.
New edition of a text that introduces the sociology of professions including social work, probation, nursing, midwifery, and health visiting. The authors discuss the changing role of the caring professions, focussing on their status and the strategies used to enhance the standing of their members. They assess the impact of recent reforms in the welfare state, highlighting such issues as training and education, skill mix, control and legal relationships, the relationship of gender and care and the new managerialism, and the concept of caring. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR




Sociology of the Caring Professions

ANNOTATION

Dilemma of personalized care & bureaucracy of delivery system; individual intervention, etc.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This updated and substantially revised second edition of a key textbook, provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of professions including social work, probation, nursing, midwifery and health visiting. The authors discuss the changing role of the caring professions, focussing on their status and the strategies used to enhance the standing of their members. The Sociology of the Caring Professions is for students of nursing and social work and an important text for courses in social policy and sociology.

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Booknews

New edition of a text that introduces the sociology of professions including social work, probation, nursing, midwifery, and health visiting. The authors discuss the changing role of the caring professions, focussing on their status and the strategies used to enhance the standing of their members. They assess the impact of recent reforms in the welfare state, highlighting such issues as training and education, skill mix, control and legal relationships, the relationship of gender and care and the new managerialism, and the concept of caring. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

     



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