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The uses and abuses of humour in social work / Stephen Jordan.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jordan, Stephen (Social worker), author.
- Series:
- Routledge advances in social work
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--Practice.
- Social service.
- Humor in the workplace.
- Social workers--Job stress.
- Social workers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction: spectators of our own lives
- Definitions and context "self defence against the slings and arrows of an unfriendly world"
- Humour and the work place: the bonds of stress
- The media: "equal opportunity approaches offensiveness"
- "Deep down": humour, health and relationship based practice
- "The most PC people around": social work, humour and political correctness
- Rottweilers and subversives: anti-social humour
- Conclusion: choosing between our comic or tragic potentials.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781351104302
- 1351104306
- Publisher Number:
- 99980538861
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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