{"product_id":"under-the-cover-of-kindness-leslie-margolin-9780813917139","title":"Under the Cover of Kindness: The Invention of Social Work","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Margolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813917131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813917139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.46w x 1.03d","brand":"Leslie Margolin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947304026367,"sku":"9780813917139","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0cbe0a57-d5e9-4ecd-9efd-cc803210493e.jpg?v=1681517923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-cover-of-kindness-leslie-margolin-9780813917139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}