Promoting Equality: Challenging Discrimination and Oppression

Product Description

In this revised and updated edition, Neil Thompson presents a clear and accessible analysis of the complexities of discrimination and oppression and the challenges of making equality practice a reality. Critical of the orthodoxies and oversimplifications of "political correctness," Promoting Equality combines analysis and understanding of the latest theory with practice examples and insights. This important book will be of value to students, practitioners, managers and educators in a variety of professions and settings concerned with people and their problems, and will play a major part in promoting equality and valuing diversity.


Review

"The works of Neil Thompson on anti-discriminatory practice, anti-oppression and equality have become well-known and highly respected standard reading for practicing social workers and especially for students on social work courses."--British Journal of Social Work
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About the Author

Neil Thompson is Director of Avenue Consulting Ltd., UK.