Bureaucracy and World View
Studies in the Logic of Official Interpretation
- Publisher
- ISER Books
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1978
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780919666153
- Publish Date
- Jan 1978
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
Handelman studies several social workers' interpretation of the facts brought to their attention regarding a case of suspected child abuse, and the effects their perceptions had on their decision-making. Leyton examines the Workmen's Compensation Board and shows how clashes in world view cause conflicting interpretations of rules between officials administering compensation and the miners receiving it.
About the authors
Elliott Leyton is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most distinguished authors and scholars. His books include The Myth of Delinquency, Hunting Humans, Men of Blood and Touched by Fire. He is professor emeritus at Memorial University Newfoundland, and holds research and faculty appointments in Ireland and England.
