
Promoting Equality
Description
With a clear exposition of a coherent theory base that does justice to the multi-level and multi-dimensional nature of discrimination, Promoting Equality is essential reading for students and practitioners within the helping professions, and managers and supervisors across the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Reviews / Votes
The works of Neil Thompson on anti-discriminatory practice, anti-oppression and equality have become well-known and highly respected standard reading. * Paul Williams, British Journal of Social Work (of the first edition) * It is aimed at a variety of health and social care professionals and provides a thorough grounding in the theories and practices around discrimination and oppression. * Care and Health (of the second edition) *More details
Other editions
Additional editions


Previous edition

Person
Professor Neil Thompson is a highly respected writer and developer of online learning resources, with over 39 years' experience in the people professions. He has held full or honorary professorships at four UK universities. He also runs the Avenue Professional Development Programme, an online learning community and tutorial group for people professionals.Connect with him on social media via his website at: www.neilthompson.info.
Content
List of Figures.- Foreword by Professor Audrey Mullender.- Preface to the Fourth Edition.- About the Author.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- 1 Equality and Diversity in Context.- 2 Theoretical Foundations.- 3 Power.- 4 Discrimination and Oppression.- 5 Health and the Medicalization of Inequality.- 6 Learning from the Past.- 7 The Organizational Context.- 8 Conclusion: Strategies for Promoting Equality.- Glossary.- References