Promoting Equality (ePub)

Practitioners working within the people professions have a legal and moralresponsibility to promote equality wherever possible. This insightful bookfrom a leading author provides a lucid guide to the complexities ofinequality, and offers a sound foundation for practice that makes a positivecontribution to equality, social justice and empowerment.Now in its third edition, this highly successful text challenges oversimplifiedapproaches to tackling discrimination and oppression. It combines animpressive blend of theoretical analysis and practice insights, all conveyedin the accessible and engaging style which has earned Neil Thompson hissterling reputation in the field. Along with a new introductory chapter,this revised edition features: 'Voice of experience' comments: practitioners' real-world experiences ofdiscrimination; Key concept boxes: authoritative support in demystifying complextheoretical ideas; Practice focus illustrations: cameos from practice which bring theoreticalissues to life. With a clear exposition of a coherent theory base that does justice to themulti-level and multi-dimensional nature of discrimination, PromotingEquality is essential reading for students and practitioners within thehelping professions, and managers and supervisors across the public,private and voluntary sectors.