The Social Work Of Museums /
Silverman , Lois H.
The Social Work Of Museums / Lois H. Silverman - New York : Routledge , 2010 - 212 Pages ; 24 cm
Includes Index
Museums may not seem at first glance to be engaged in social work. Yet, Lois H. Silverman brings together here relevant visitor studies, trends in international practice, and compelling examples that demonstrate how museums everywhere are using their unique resources to benefit human relationships and, ultimately, to repair the world. In this groundbreaking book, Silverman forges a framework of key social work perspectives to show how museums are evolving a needs-based approach to provide what promises to be universal social service. In partnership with social workers, social agencies, and clients, museums are helping people cope and even thrive in circumstances ranging from personal challenges to social injustices. The Social Work of Museums provides the first integrative survey of this emerging interdisciplinary practice and an essential foundation on which to build for the future
0415775205 0415775213 0203862961 9780415775205 9780415775212 9780203862964
Museums--Social aspects--Sociological aspects--Museums
AM7 / .S55 2010
The Social Work Of Museums / Lois H. Silverman - New York : Routledge , 2010 - 212 Pages ; 24 cm
Includes Index
Museums may not seem at first glance to be engaged in social work. Yet, Lois H. Silverman brings together here relevant visitor studies, trends in international practice, and compelling examples that demonstrate how museums everywhere are using their unique resources to benefit human relationships and, ultimately, to repair the world. In this groundbreaking book, Silverman forges a framework of key social work perspectives to show how museums are evolving a needs-based approach to provide what promises to be universal social service. In partnership with social workers, social agencies, and clients, museums are helping people cope and even thrive in circumstances ranging from personal challenges to social injustices. The Social Work of Museums provides the first integrative survey of this emerging interdisciplinary practice and an essential foundation on which to build for the future
0415775205 0415775213 0203862961 9780415775205 9780415775212 9780203862964
Museums--Social aspects--Sociological aspects--Museums
AM7 / .S55 2010