The Emotional Politics of Social Work and Child Protection (Hardcover)

For several decades, social work and child protection systems have been subject to accelerating cycles of crisis and reform, with each crisis involving intense media and political scrutiny. In understanding the nature and causes of this cycle, little attention has been paid to the importance of collective emotions. Using a range of cases from the UK, and also considering cases from the Netherlands, the US and New Zealand, this book introduces the concept of emotional politics. It shows how collective emotions, such as anger, shame, fear and disgust, are central to constructions of risk and blame, and are generated and reflected by official documents, politicians and the media. The book considers strategies for challenging these 'emotional politics', including identifying models for a more politically engaged stance for the social work profession.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Joanne Warner
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-4473-1842-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Child abuse Promotions
LSN:	1-4473-1842-0
Barcode:	9781447318422

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