First Edition published in 1993 (McClelland & Steward Ltd).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-399) and index.

Part I. In Search of a Paradigm. The Social Work Vision: A Progressive View -- Capitalism, Crises, and Paradigms -- The Neo-Conservative Paradigm -- The Liberal and Neo-Liberal Paradigms -- The Social Democratic Paradigm -- The Marxist Paradigm -- Feminist, Anti-Racist, and Postmodern Critiques.

Part II. Structural Social Work Theory and Oppression. A Reconstructed Theory of Structural Social Work -- Oppression: The Focus of Structural Social Work -- Overview of Privilege.

Part III. Structural Social Work: Practice Elements. Working outside (and against) the System: Radical Humanism -- Working Outside (and Against) the System: Radical Structuralism and Working within Ourselves.

"The New Structural Social Work presents a coherent and consistent theory of progressive social work. With oppression as its central focus, the text demonstrates the shortcoming of welfare capitalism as a social system and how conventional social work fails to respond to systemic social problems. Emphasizing a progressive social work ethic, this text explores how students can incorporate a radical alternative to conventional social work within their own practice. Authors Bob Mullaly and Marilyn Dupré have fully updated this much-anticipated new edition."-- Provided by publisher.