The Power of the Stranger: Structures and Dynamics in Social Intervention - A Theoretical Framework

By Gert Leene and Theo N.M. Schuyt

The decline of the welfare state in Western Europe has left social care and everyday help in the hands of strangers. Utilizing twenty-five years of research, this book presents a new theoretical framework for social intervention, making a case for recognition of the significance of strangers when improving social intervention.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754670627
• ISBN13: 9780754670629
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"