Social Work and Sociology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Taylor & Francis

Social Work and Sociology: Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesAuthor(s): Irene Levin, Marit Haldar, Aurlie Picot\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367023744, 978-0367023744\nSynopsis\nDiscussing the relationship between social work and sociology, this book explores how the two have become more and more divided, moving from one single discipline, to two separate, but related, fields.\n\nBoth sociology and social work focus on social problems, social structure, social integration and how individuals respond to and live within cultural and structural constraints. Today, both disciplines face the possibility of losing some of their most important characteristics to individualising trends, the disappearance of the importance of the social and pressure towards solely evidence-based knowledge. \n\nIn addition to casting light on areas that have been in the shadows of the mainstream narrative, the contributions to t.