Donna Dustin

The McDonaldization of Social Work

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Produktbeschreibung

Based upon George Ritzer's McDonaldization of Society thesis and incorporating the author's research with care managers and their managers in the UK, this book examines the introduction of care management to social work practice. It examines the day-to-day implications of care management for social work practice and questions whether the construction of service users as customers contributes to empowering practice. It will resonate with social workers in other national contexts where the care management model has been introduced.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781138264380
• ISBN-10: 1138264385
• Artikelnr.: 50445238

Autorenporträt

Donna Dustin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the London Metropolitan University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction; Part I The Macro Perspective: Understanding the
Introduction of Care Management - Theory and Context: Theorizing social
change; The context of social change: globalization, McDonaldization and
the introduction of care management. Part II The Micro Perspective: Social
Workers' Perceptions of Their Care Management Role - Findings from
Research: The impact of care management on social work practice;
Consumerism, choice and empowerment in care managed services; The
professional status of social workers practising as care managers. Part III
Considering the Macro and the Micro: Looking Back - Looking Forward: Care
management as the commodification of care within postmodernity as late
capitalism; Social work practice in the specialist field of care
management; Bibliography; Index.