Engaging with the crooked timber of humanity: Value pluralism and social work

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 652-668

  Houston, Stan ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethical decision making; social work ethics; Value pluralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862980779     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr092     Document Type: Article

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