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  • © 1991

Power in Caring Professions

Authors:

  1. Richard Hugman

    1. University of Lancaster, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Professions, Caring and the State

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 1-29

  3. Dimensions of Power

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 30-52

  4. Professions and Hierarchy

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 53-81

  5. The Struggle for Professionalism

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 82-112

  6. Our Clients, Our Selves

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 113-145

  7. Racism in Caring Professions

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 146-173

  8. Gender in Caring Professions

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 174-203

  9. Power in Focus

    • Richard Hugman
    Pages 204-224

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 225-250
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About this book

The issue of power is central in the analysis of the development and contemporary structures of nursing, the remedial therapies and social work. Both the idea of caring and the concept of professionalism are integral to the problems of power. Using material from the UK and the USA, this book examines the growth of these professions, and asks a critical perspective of their present organisation, highlighting race, gender and relationships with service users as central to such an analysis.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Lancaster, UK

    Richard Hugman

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About the author

RICHARD HUGMAN is a Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Science at the University of Lancaster, UK.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Power in Caring Professions

  • Authors: Richard Hugman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21485-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Richard Hugman 1991

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 250

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Social Work

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