Social Work and Community in a Private World: Getting Out in PublicSocial Work and Community in a Private World explores the importance of social workers becoming involved in "public life" to advance the public good. |
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SOCIAL WORK IN A PRIVATE WORLD | 3 |
New Social Movement Theory and Contemporary Public Life | 29 |
Universalizing the Particular | 37 |
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