The mcdonaldization of social work - or ‘come back florence hollis, all is (or should be) forgiven’

Reflecting on Social Work - Discipline and Profession

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 37-54

  James, Adrian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85086954388     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315245072-8     Document Type: Chapter

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