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Introduction: spectators of our own lives -- Definitions and context "self defence against the slings and arrows of an unfriendly world" -- Humour and the work place: the bonds of stress -- The media: "equal opportunity approaches offensiveness" -- "Deep down": humour, health and relationship based practice -- "The most PC people around": social work, humour and political correctness -- Rottweilers and subversives: anti-social humour -- Conclusion: choosing between our comic or tragic potentials

Intro -- ESTUARIES -- ESTUARIES -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- REFERENCES -- PREFACE -- GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES AND TECHNICAL TERMS -- INTRODUCTION TO ESTUARIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ESTUARIES -- CHEMISTRY OF ESTUARIES -- BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF ESTUARIES -- ESTUARIES AND SOCIETY -- DISCLAIMER -- REFERENCES -- CLASSIFICATION FOR ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS: A REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF SELECTED CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS -- Cowardin et al. (1979) -- Ecoregions -- Dethier (1992) -- Brown (1993) -- National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment (NEEA) Typology -- Allee et al. (2000) -- Brown (2002) -- Madley (2002) -- BIOMAR -- EUNIS -- Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Classification Standard (CMECS) -- National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) -- Greene et al. (2007) -- Valentine et al. (2005) -- Classification Framework for Coastal Systems -- Estuary Environment Classification -- TESTING SELECTED HABITAT CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES: A CASE STUDY -- Methods -- Results -- Case Study Conclusions -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELECTING AND DEVELOPING CLASSIFICATION TOOLS FOR RESOURCE MANAGERS -- Identify Objectives -- Consider the Scale -- Consider the Extent -- Consider the Data -- Know the Environments, Stressors, and Possible Impacts that May Be Observed -- Consider Biology -- Consistent Nomenclature and Coding -- Technical Advisory Group -- Implementation -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- TAGUS ESTUARY SALT MARSH STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: SALT MARSHES -- THE TAGUS ESTUARY: A CASE STUDY -- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEDIMENTS -- EVOLUTION OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN TAGUS SALT MARSH SEDIMENTS -- NITROGEN CONCENTRATION IN SEDIMENTS.

With its challenges to government austerity, social work could be characterised as a subversive activity as the profession finds itself increasingly alienated from government policies, which have negatively impacted on both the profession and service users. In this context, humour can be a mechanism for social workers to survive under increasingly challenging conditions. Some social workers use subversive forms of humour to survive as they find themselves subject to closer regulation and micromanagement. This article is based on original research into the relationship between humour and social work. Subversive humour, with its challenges to authority, is common in jokes made by service users, who use it to challenge social work authority, and social workers, who employ subversive humour to challenge stereotypes and survive under oppressive management practices. Both these aspects of humour are examined in relation to the contemporary context of social work in the UK.