Practice Notes: Sociological analysis for social work: A teaching and practice toolkit

Authors

  • Tony Stanley Senior Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Services, Massey University, Auckland.
  • Stephanie Kelly Lecturer at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology.

Keywords:

sociology, social work practice, sociological theory, practice toolkit, theory based social work practice,

Abstract

Sociology provides one of the necessary analytic frameworks for the making sense of social issues; issues that directly affect social work practice. Nevertheless, the application of sociological theory in practice is a contested area of social work. To assist the application of sociological theory in social work practice, this paper introduces a practical toolkit; one that is theoretically rich and simple to use. The authors have used this to teach sociology for social work, showing good dividends for social work students. We think it will offer practitioners and their managers a ‘nuts and bolts’ mechanism that can easily be drawn on in practice to enhance the sociological analysis of social issues.

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Published

2022-12-14

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Stanley, T., & Kelly, S. (2022). Practice Notes: Sociological analysis for social work: A teaching and practice toolkit. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 20(1), 51–57. Retrieved from https://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/392

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2008)

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