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Social Science General

Bureaucracy and World View

Studies in the Logic of Official Interpretation

by (author) Don Handelman & Elliott Leyton

Publisher
ISER Books
Initial publish date
Jan 1978
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780919666153
    Publish Date
    Jan 1978
    List Price
    $19.95

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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.

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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.

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