Desperately seeking fusion: On 'joined-up thinking', 'holistic practice' and the new economy of welfare professional power

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-306

  Allen, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Foucault; Joined up welfare; Power; Teleology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EMPLOYMENT; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141669003     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007131032000080249     Document Type: Review

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