{"product_id":"under-the-cover-of-kindness-the-invention-of-social-work-9780813917139","title":"Under the Cover of Kindness: The Invention of Social Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leslie Margolin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnder the Cover of Kindness, \u003c\/i\u003eLeslie Margolin looks at how this country's social welfare system developed and with what results. From his detailed examination of social work texts, primarily case histories, he argues persuasively that social work disguises its own assumptions and claims to power as a way of further legitimizing its actions. By attending to these case histories, Margolin shows how social work entails not only the intrusion into the previously private space of the home but also the constant justification of this intervention - to both clients and workers themselves - as representing charitable and disinterested help. This book critically assesses how social workers invent themselves as they simultaneously invent their field of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614717591703,"sku":"9780813917139","price":6419.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813917139.webp?v=1775095761","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/under-the-cover-of-kindness-the-invention-of-social-work-9780813917139","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}