Working with Class Social Workers and the Politics of Middle-Class Identity |
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| Author:
| Walkowitz, Daniel J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4758-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.50 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on the history of social workers, this is an examination of the changed and contested meaning of the term ""middle class"" over the last 100 years. It explores the interplay of race, ethnicity and gender, and studies the trade union movement within the mostly female field of social work.
Focusing on the history of social workers, this is an examination of the changed and contested meaning of the term ""middle class"" over the last 100 years. It explores the interplay of race, ethnicity and gender, and studies the trade union movement within the mostly female field of social work.