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  • Kath. HS Sozialwesen  (4)
  • Müncheberg ZALF
  • 1995-1999  (4)
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  • 1
    UID:
    b3kat_BV010193686
    Format: X, 276 S.
    Edition: 1. ed.
    ISBN: 0393036995
    Content: In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes his most accessible critique yet of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened not by the masses, as Jose Ortega y Gasset (The Revolt of the Masses) had said, but by the elites. These elites - mobile and increasingly global in outlook - refuse to accept limits or ties to nation and place. Lasch contends that, as they isolate themselves in their networks and enclaves, they abandon the middle class, divide the nation, and betray the idea of a democracy for all America's citizens. The book is historical writing at its best, using the past to reveal the roots of our current dilemma. The author traces how meritocracy - selective elevation into the elite - gradually replaced the original American democratic ideal of competence and respect for every man. Among other cultural trends, he trenchantly criticizes the vogue for self-esteem over achievement as a false remedy for deeper social problems, and attacks the superior pseudoradicalism of the academic left. Brilliantly he reveals why it is no wonder that Americans are apathetic about their common culture and see no point in arguing politics or voting. In a powerful final section Lasch traces the spiritual crisis of democracy. The elites, having jettisoned the moral and ethical guidelines provided by religion, cling to the belief that through science they can master their fates and escape mortal limits. In pursuit of this illusion they have become infatuated with the global economy. Their revolt, the author warns, is diminishing what is worthwhile about American life. This volume, completed just before the author's death, continues in his tradition of vigorous and original thought and should stir soul-searching among readers concerned about the future of America and its democracy.
    Language: English
    Subjects: Political Science
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    Keywords: Demokratie ; Politische Kultur ; Elite ; Verantwortungsbewusstsein ; Verlust ; USA ; Elite ; Politische Ethik ; Demokratie ; Politische Krise ; Ethik ; Sozialstruktur ; Religion ; Gesellschaftskritik
    Author information: Lasch, Christopher 1932-1994
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  • 2
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    Cambridge : Rounder Kids
    UID:
    gbv_375624228
    Format: 2 Compact Disc , Beil.
    Note: Enth. u.a.: Yonder she comes. Down came a lady. Who's that tapping at the window? Such a getting upstairs. Toodala. How old are you? Jimmy rose he went to town. What shall we do when we all go out? Goodbye, Julie. Goodbye, old paint. Oh, oh, the sunshine. Sweet water rolling. The wind blow east. Rain, come wet me. It rained a mist. Rain or shine. One cold and frosty morning. By'm bye. Jim along Josie. There was a man and he was mad. Riding in the buggy, Miss Mary Jane. Billy Barlow. The juniper tree. Old Joe Clarke. Down by the greenwood sidey-o. Roll that brown jug down to town. As I walked out one holiday...
    Language: Undetermined
    Keywords: USA ; Folksong
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  • 3
    UID:
    gbv_606258701
    ISSN: 1360-0508
    Content: This paper is an exploration of the ethical dilemmas in open-ended interview research with people with learning difficulties. We address the possibility that research which gives voice to the experience of abuse, from the viewpoint of the victim, can itself be abusive. Such research is justified in terms of empowering, illuminating and disseminating the meaning that participants give to their lives. Yet every stage of the process raises complex ethical issues when research participants are drawn from vulnerable and powerless groups in society, and the focus for investigation can be deemed private. As a vehicle for our exploration, we reflect on our ethical dilemmas in researching the story of a young woman who has learning difficulties and has been the victim of various forms of abuse. We argue that ethical dilemmas cannot be overcome solely by Ethical Codes or even predetermined 'good practice'. They are integral to the whole research process and necessitate continuous explicit examination of decision making processes within research.
    Note: Literaturverz. S. 35-36
    In: Disability & society, London [u.a.] : Taylor & Francis, 1994, 13(1998), 1, Seite 21-36, 1360-0508
    In: volume:13
    In: year:1998
    In: number:1
    In: pages:21-36
    Language: English
    Keywords: Ethik ; Lernstörung ; Interview
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  • 4
    UID:
    gbv_537966781
    ISSN: 0045-3102
    Content: This paper examines the ethical implications of recent changes in social work, particularly in relation to the conception of social workers as professionals guided by a code of ethics. These changes include the fragmentation of the occupation, the increasing proceduralization of the work and the growing focus on consumer rights and user participation. Some people have argued that codes of ethics are becoming increasingly irrelevant in this climate, in that they assume a unified occupational group and are based upon professionals' definition of values without consultation with service users. On the other hand, it has also been maintained that it is ever more important to retain and strengthen codes of ethics in order to maintain professional identity and to defend the work of the profession from outside attack. This paper explores the relevance of a code of professional ethics for social work, focusing particularly on the British Association of Social Workers' code, in the context of the changing organization and practice of the work. It considers two alternative approaches: the ‘new consumerism’ which focuses on the worker's technical skills (rather than professional ethics) and consumer rights (as opposed to professional obligations); and a ’new radicalism‘ which stresses the worker's own personal or political commitment and individual moral responsibility (as opposed to an externally imposed code of professional ethics). It is concluded that the changes in social work do threaten the notion of a single set of professional ethics articulated in a code, and that, in some types of work, this model is less appropriate. However, there is still mileage in retaining and developing a code of ethics, not as an imposed set of rules developed by the professional association, but as part of a dynamic and evolving ethical tradition in social work and as a stimulus for debate and reflection on changing and contradictory values.
    Note: Literaturverz. S. 230-231
    In: The British journal of social work, Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 1971, 28(1998), 2, Seite 213-231, 0045-3102
    In: volume:28
    In: year:1998
    In: number:2
    In: pages:213-231
    Language: English
    Keywords: Sozialarbeit ; Professionalität ; Ethik
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