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Social work, social development and sustainable development / B. S. Verma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verma, B. S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service.
- Social change.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 280 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi, India : Centrum Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Social work has a long-standing tradition of emphasizing the interaction of people and their environment, although this systems perspective has focused almost exclusively on the importance of social relationships. There is an emerging emphasis within the profession regarding the need to pay more attention to the critical role of the physical environment. The last fifty years has seen a growing global ecological movement, and the profession is joining the call to action for sustainability. Social work must extend this mission to include environmental justice, the human right to live in a clean, safe, and healthy environment. The world's most poor, vulnerable, and oppressed people often live in the most degraded environments and have no control over resources. This book reveals how the social work and social development community can contribute to sustainable development. This book is an extremely useful overview of social work and development for students, NGOs, policy makers and anyone who wants to understand the true roots of successful sustainable development.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyrights Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Social Change and Development
- 3. Urban Community Development
- 4. Theory and Practice of Community Development
- 5. The Development of Social Services
- 6. Promoting Women in Social Work
- 7. Volunteer Management
- 8. Some Aspects of Field Work Supervision
- 9. War and Social Policy
- 10. Voluntary Organization for the Care of Aged
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 93-88040-60-0
- OCLC:
- 1045569031
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