Sad Not Bad: Images of Social Care Professionals in Popular UK Television Drama

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-153

  Henderson, Lesley ^a   Franklin, Bob ^b,c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

drama; image; soap opera; social work; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249151038     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017307080352     Document Type: Article

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