Social Work Science

340 Pages·2016·1.746 MB·English

by  Ian Shaw

Social Work Science

Social Work Science
IAN SHAW
Columbia University Press New York
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Shaw, Ian, 1945– author.
Title: Social work science / Ian Shaw.
Description: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015039270 | ISBN 9780231166409 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9780231541602 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Social service—Practice. | Social service. | Social work education.
Classification: LCC HV10.5 .S455 2016 | DDC 361.3—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015039270
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Cover design: Lisa Hamm
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To my doctoral students,
present and past

Contents
Introduction 1
1. Talking Social Work Science 7
2. Doing Social Work Science 42
3. Historical Moments for Social Work and Science 72
4. Technology and Social Work 99
5. The Social Work Science Community:
Controversies and Cooperation 126
6. Social Work Science and Evidence 156
7. Social Work Science and Understanding 184
8. Social Work Science and Justice 216
9. Impacts and Influences 243
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Contents
Appendix. Writing Social Work Science 275
Notes 289
References 299
Index 323
Social Work Science