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Women and Social Work

Towards a Woman-centred Practice

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Jalna Hanmer
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  2. Daphne Statham
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Part of the book series: Practical Social Work Series (PSWS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Why Write a Book on Women and Social Work?

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 1-5

  3. Commonalities and Diversities between Women Clients and Women Social Workers

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 7-21

  4. Women, Dependency and Poverty

    • Claire Callender
    Pages 22-39

  5. Women and the Labour Market: A Contradiction for Social Work

    • Claire Callender
    Pages 40-51

  6. Women as Carers

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 52-65

  7. Living with Men

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 66-82

  8. Women, Personal Identity and Self-esteem

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 83-98

  9. Developing Strategies in the Workplace: Men, Women and Management

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 99-109

  10. Developing Strategies in the Workplace: Self-awareness, Assessment and Planning

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 110-123

  11. Developing Woman-centred Practice: Building Confidence and Overcoming Isolation

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 124-138

  12. Conclusion: A Code of Practice for Non-sexist Woman-centred Social Work

    • Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham
    Pages 139-143

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 144-168
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About this book

A must for all-social workers and managers...and any man who seriously wants to know what gender issues are all about should read this book.' Practice

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Women and Social Work

  • Book Subtitle: Towards a Woman-centred Practice

  • Authors: Jalna Hanmer, Daphne Statham

  • Series Title: Practical Social Work Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19501-5

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 168

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Social Work

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