The first book to examine the language of both traditional and radical social work as forms of power. The will to help and care for people unintentionally results in new types of dependency, control and domination.

CHRIS ROJEK, Geraldine Peacock, STEWART COLLINS

Authors' note; Introduction: 'Metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties'; 1 Received ideas and jargon in traditional social work; 2 The Marxist alternative; 3 Women, social work, and feminism; 4 Social work, humanism, and discourse analysis; 5 'The social' in social work; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index;