Well motivated reformists or nascent radicals: How do applicants to the degree in social work see social problems, their origins and solutions?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 735-760

  Gilligan, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frames; Radical social work; Social problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249159839     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bisw/bcl030     Document Type: Article

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