Neil Thompson

Promoting Equality: Working with Diversity and Difference 
(Palgrave Macmillan, 3rd edn, 2011) 

An important book which presents the theory base underpinning promoting equality and valuing diversity and relates this to practice. In this revised and updated third edition, Neil Thompson presents a clear and accessible analysis of the complexities of discrimination and oppression and the challenges of making equality practice a reality. Critical of the orthodoxies and oversimplifications of 'political correctness', Promoting Equality combines analysis and understanding of the latest theory with practice examples and insights. This important book will be of value to students, practitioners, managers and educators in a variety of professions and settings concerned with people and their problems, and will play a major part in promoting equality and valuing diversity.

Building on earlier editions, this third edition features, along with a new introductory chapter, ‘voice of experience’ comments, ‘key concept’ boxes and ‘practice focus’ illustrations.

'The works of Neil Thompson on anti-discriminatory practice and equality have become well-known and highly respected standard reading for practising social workers and especially for students on social work courses. Any new book by Thompson, taking his views and analyses further, must therefore be strongly welcomed.' Paul Williams, British Journal of Social Work

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