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• Cover
• Series-page
• Titlepage
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Brif Contents
• Contents
• List of figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• The author
• Introduction
• 1 Equality, diversity and social justice
• Introduction
• What is discrimination?
• Equality
• Diversity
• Social justice
• Oppression
• Avoiding medicalization
• Conclusion
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 2 The theory base
• Introduction
• Social divisions and social structure
• PCS analysis
• Structured inequalities and institutional discrimination
• Ideology: the power of ideas
• The role of language
• Commonalities and differences
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 3 Gender and sexism
• Introduction
• What is sexism?
• The implications for social work
• The feminist response
• Sexism and men
• Towards anti-sexist practice
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 4 Ethnicity and racism
• Introduction
• What is racism?
• Language, nation and region
• The implications for social work
• The anti-racist response
• Race, class and gender
• Towards anti-racist practice
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 5 Ageism and alienation
• Introduction
• What is ageism?
• The implications for social work
• The anti-ageist response
• Multiple oppressions
• Towards anti-ageist practice
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 6 Disability and social handicap
• Introduction
• What is disablism?
• The implications for social work
• The anti-disablist response: The Disabled People’s Movement
• Multiple oppressions
• Towards anti-disablist practice
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 7 Sexual identity and heterosexism
• Introduction
• What is heterosexism?
• The implications for social work
• The anti-heterosexist response
• Multiple oppressions
• Towards anti-heterosexist practice
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 8 Faith and religious discrimination
• Introduction
• What is religious discrimination?
• The implications for social work
• The anti-discriminatory response
• Multiple oppressions
• Towards anti-discriminatory practice
• Food for thought
• Further resources
• 9 Conclusion
• Introduction
• The main themes
• The way forward
• References
• Index