Social Work and General Medical Practice
Collaboration or Conflict?
June Huntington(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2026
Book
Hardback
204 pages
978-1-041-38684-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1981, Social Work and General Medical Practice aims to promote communication between social workers and general practitioners by providing an analysis of those perceptions and attitudes which the two professions bring to the experience of working together, and which may inhibit their collaboration. The author offers each group a sociological portrait not only of itself, but of the other occupation, in the hope that future attempts at collaboration can be made in a climate of greater awareness of the similarities and differences of each other's occupational structure, culture, and development. The book thus explores the points of conflict and the potential foundations for improvement. Collaborative possibilities and research experiences in the UK, the USA, and in Australia are compared and contrasted.
Social Work and General Medical Practice is addressed primarily to students and practitioners of social work and general medical practice, and to their educators. Health and social administrators will also be interested in its implications for the design and delivery of services. As an exercise in the application of occupational sociology to interprofessional communication in the field of health and social services, the book will also interest sociologists of occupations and the professions, and medical sociologists.
Social Work and General Medical Practice is addressed primarily to students and practitioners of social work and general medical practice, and to their educators. Health and social administrators will also be interested in its implications for the design and delivery of services. As an exercise in the application of occupational sociology to interprofessional communication in the field of health and social services, the book will also interest sociologists of occupations and the professions, and medical sociologists.
Reviews / Votes
Review of the first publication:'Perhaps the most penetrating analysis of the reasons behind interprofessional conflict appears in this excellent study.'
- M.L. Glenn, Family Systems Medicine, 5 (1)
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-041-38684-1 (9781041386841)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Foreword by Margot Jeffreys 1. Introduction: A sociological perspective 2. Occupational structure 3. Occupational culture (I) 4. Occupational culture (II) 5. A sociology of inter-occupational relationships: collaboration, conflict, or indifference?