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Human Nature Debate: Social Theory, Social Policy and the Caring Professions
Harry Cowen
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Description for Human Nature Debate: Social Theory, Social Policy and the Caring Professions
Paperback. '[A]n accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice' Professional Social Work Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFF; JHM; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
The idea of human nature is centuries old. Yet epithets like 'human greed', 'natural inequalities' and 'you can’t change the world' still underpin discussion in everyday life as well as in the academic arena.
Human Nature Debate challenges the fixity of such notions and argues that the manifestations of the human nature idea are socially and politically - rather than philosophically - grounded. The book’s scope is wide, spanning the social science disciplines and, unlike other texts in the field, incorporates everyday social and political examples into the academic.
Cowen demonstrates how ... Read more
The idea of human nature is centuries old. Yet epithets like 'human greed', 'natural inequalities' and 'you can’t change the world' still underpin discussion in everyday life as well as in the academic arena.
Human Nature Debate challenges the fixity of such notions and argues that the manifestations of the human nature idea are socially and politically - rather than philosophically - grounded. The book’s scope is wide, spanning the social science disciplines and, unlike other texts in the field, incorporates everyday social and political examples into the academic.
Cowen demonstrates how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press London
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745307411
SKU
V9780745307411
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Ref
99-50
About Harry Cowen
Harry Cowen is Field Chair, Sociological Studies at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. He is the contributor to various publications and has taught across the range of social sciences.
Reviews for Human Nature Debate: Social Theory, Social Policy and the Caring Professions
'Eloquently expresses the enormous significance of assumptions about human nature to social policy analysis and teaching'
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