Jim Ife

Human Rights and Social Work

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Human Rights and Social Work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. Drawing on current debates, concerns and examples, this engaging new edition is, more than ever, an indispensable resource for students, scholars and practitioners in the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9781107693876
• ISBN-10: 110769387X
• Artikelnr.: 36027992

Autorenporträt

Jim Ife is a Professor of Social Work at Western Sydney University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Human rights in a globalised world
2. Human rights: beyond traditional formulations
3. Public and private human rights
4. Culture and human rights
5. Human rights and human needs
6. Human rights and obligations
7. Ethics and human rights
8. Participation in the human rights discourse
9. Constructing human rights for social work practice
10. Achieving human rights through social work practice
11. Respecting human rights in social work practice
12. Conclusion: prospects for human rights practice.