Social Work and Social Theory
Making Connections
Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol
256 pages
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12 figures, 2 tables
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6 3/4 x 9 1/2
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© 2013
In order to work effectively, social workers need to understand theoretical concepts and develop critical theory. In Social Work and Social Theory, Paul Michael Garrett seeks to bring the profession into dialogue with the anticapitalist movement and encourages a new engagement with theorists such as Antonio Gramsci, Pierre Bourdieu, and Nancy Fraser. It provides an accessible and exhilarating introduction for practitioners, students, and social work academics interested in social theory and critical social policy. It will be a vital resource aiding anyone intent on creating a more radical social work and a useful teaching tool to spark lively classroom discussion.
Michael Reisch | University of Maryland
“This book fills a gap in the increasingly atheoretical literature of social work. It provides clear and incisive analyses of major critical theorists and demonstrates how their work can shape progressive practice.”
Mimi Abramovitz | Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center
“As neoliberalism brings ‘managerialism’ into social services, Garrett’s highly accessible and provocative conversation with theorists importantly opens the door to critical thinking about the role of government, the functioning of social agencies, and the capacity of social workers to deliver services to people in need. Garrett’s thoughtful and in-depth engagement with major social theories should encourage social workers—who sit at the intersection between the individual and the state, to assess—and to challenge—the status quo.”
Sanford Schram | Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
“Paul Michael Garrett’s Social Work and Social Theory is a wonderfully rich reflection on the uses of social theory to critically contextualize social work practice. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary theorists, the book insightfully shows that theory can help social workers rethink the commonly accepted understandings of their roles and responsibilities today.”
Neil Thompson | Avenue Consulting
“This is a well-written book by a respected author. It demonstrates a wealth of relevant knowledge and provides a clear overview of a highly complex field.”
Community Care
“This book is essential reading for those wanting a more radical/critical social work.”
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