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Title: History, Philosophy and Fields of Social Work
Author: Dr. Priyanka Singh
ISBN: 978-93-82395-80-5
Publisher: Ruby Press & Co.
First Edition: 2015
Language: English
Binding: Hard Cover
Price: Rs. 699/-
About the Author:
Dr. Priyanka Singh is presently
working as an Assistant Professor & In-Charge, School of Social Work, Faculty
of Humanities and Social Sciences and Education, Sam Higginbottom Institute of
Agricultural Technology and Sciences from April 13, 2012, in the university since
November 2006. She has worked as capacity of Program Organizer of “International
Workshop on Indo-US Culture and Traditions” organized by the International
Secretariat of Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad
from 17th July to 16th August, 2007.
About the Book:
About the Book:
Social work has its roots in the social and economic
upheaval wrought by the Industrial Revolution, in particular the struggle of
society to deal with poverty and its resultant problems. Because dealing with
poverty was the main focus of early social work, it is intricately linked with
the idea of charity work, but it must now be understood in much broader terms.
For instance it is not uncommon for modern social workers to find themselves
dealing with the consequences arising from many other 'social problems' such as
racism, sexism, homophobia, and discrimination based on age or on physical or
mental ability.
Modern social workers can be found helping to deal with
the consequences of these and many other social maladies in all areas of the
human services and in many other fields besides. Whereas social work started on
a more scientific footing aimed at controlling and reforming individuals (at
one stage supporting the notion that poverty was a disease), it has in more
recent times adopted a more critical and holistic approach to understanding and
intervening in social problems.
