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Promoting equality : working with diversity and difference / Neil Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, Neil, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality--Great Britain.
- Equality.
- Discrimination.
- Great Britain.
- Discrimination--Great Britain.
- Human services--Great Britain.
- Human services.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 289 : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- United States : Palgrave, 2011.
- Summary:
- Practitioners working within the people professions have a legal and moral responsibility to promote equality wherever possible. This insightful book from a leading author provides a lucid guide to the complexities of inequality, and offers a sound foundation for practice that makes a positive contribution to equality, social justice and empowerment.
- Contents:
- Equality and diversity in context
- Theoretical foundations
- Power
- Discrimination and oppression
- Health and the medicalization of inequality
- Learning from the past
- The organizational context
- Conclusion: strategies for promoting equality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781352001181
- 1352001187
- OCLC:
- 1030583151
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