Social Work, Poverty and Social Exclusion

• What do we mean by the terms "poverty" and "social exclusion" in 21st century Britain?
• What impact do continuing austerity measures have on low-income families?
• How can social workers support and empower service users to escape poverty?

An understanding of social division, social exclusion, and poverty is fundamental to the ethos of social work. This book relates poverty and social exclusion to soc...