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Compassionate activism : an exploration of integral social care / Mark Garavan

By: Material type: TextTextNew York : Peter Lang, c2012Description: vi, 219 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9783034308489
  • 9783035302820 ebook
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Contents:
Introduction -- Why should we care? -- Carl Rogers: a framework for personal liberation -- The challenges of integral social care -- The characteristics of the integral social carer -- Paulo Freire: a framework for social and political liberation -- The human person as a social being -- Towards dialogic practice -- Conclusion: compassionate activism
Summary: What is it to care for another human being? How do we show compassion for each other? Is 'social care' an activity only for paid professionals? This book sets out on a radical re-examination of the nature of social care, the way it is practised, and its purpose.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Why should we care? -- Carl Rogers: a framework for personal liberation -- The challenges of integral social care -- The characteristics of the integral social carer -- Paulo Freire: a framework for social and political liberation -- The human person as a social being -- Towards dialogic practice -- Conclusion: compassionate activism

What is it to care for another human being? How do we show compassion for each other? Is 'social care' an activity only for paid professionals? This book sets out on a radical re-examination of the nature of social care, the way it is practised, and its purpose.

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