Case Critical 6th ed.

Social Services and Social Justice in Canada

Ben Carniol

Incorporating the critical perspectives, emphasis on diversity, and pointed suggestions for change that made the previous editions into bestsellers, Ben Carniol pulls together today’s most pertinent research, critical analysis, and practice examples and presents them in this accessible and useful sixth edition of Case Critical.

In the context of the current economic and political climate, this new edition discusses First Nations issues, the increasing corporatization f service, and the explicit link between social work practice and social movements. Carniol questions illegitimate privilege created by colonialism, racism, patriarchal capitalism, heterosexism, ableism and ageism; posing many key questions. Such as, why, as social work education develops progressive approaches, are so many social services deteriorating? How can social workers become allies with diverse groups of people? And, why do progressives persist in their work?

Contents

Chapter 1: Power, Ideology, and Social Services
Chapter 2: Naming and Resisting Injustices
Chapter 3: Roots: Early Attitudes
Chapter 4: Diverging Schools of Altruism
Chapter 5: Social Workers: On the Front Lines
Chapter 6: Managing Social Services: From Top to Bottom
Chapter 7: Reality Check: Service Users Speak Out
Chapter 8: Towards Liberation
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About the Author

Ben Carniol, Ryerson University Professor and long-time social work activist, offers his own analysis of social work in Canada today in this provocative and ultimately hopeful sixth edition.