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- Taps a real and longstanding gap in the market for a text that makes sense of recent feminist theorising in relation to social work practice
Refers to gender issues and feminist theory which are abiding concerns in social work education
Author's international reputation as a writer and lecturer
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About this book
Feminist theories of social work have been criticised in recent years for treating women as a uniform category and displaying insufficient sensitivity to the complex ways in which other social divisions (those of race, age, disability, etc.) impact on gender relations. This major text by a leading writer in the field seeks to develop a new framework for feminist social work that takes on board postmodernist arguments to do with difference and power yet retains a commitment to collective solidarity and social change. As such, it will be essential reading for students, educators and practitioners alike in social work.
About the author
LENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Social and Community Development at the University of Southampton and President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work. She has worked as a social worker, probation officer and community worker and is the author of 14 books, the most recent being Anti-Racist Social Work (second edition), Sociology for Social Work and Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates (co-edited with Robert Adams and Malcolm Payne).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Feminist Social Work Theory and Practice
Authors: Lena Dominelli
Editors: Jo Campling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-62820-5
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 193
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Ethics and Values in Social Work