Practice and Research in Social Work - Postmodern Feminist Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Fawcett, Brid Featherstone, Jan Fook, Amy Rossiter Klappentext Although postmodernist theory has been related to and explored in sociology and social policy, this book is amongst the first to apply the theories to social work, and relate them to current debates. Contributors come from the UK, Australia, South Africa and Canada and many have professional experience as social workers. They appraise the key issues in the contested field of postmodernism and feminism and focus on their applications to practice, research and education in social work. Zusammenfassung Appraises key issues in the contested fields of postmodernism and feminism, focusing on applications in relation to practice, research and education in social work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Setting the scene: an appraisal of notions of postmodernism, postmodernity and postmodern feminism, 2 The postmodern feminist condition: new conditions for social work, 3 Reading the texts: postmodern feminism and the 'doing' of research, 4 Researching disability: meanings, interpretations and analysis, 5 A postmodern perspective on professional ethics, 6 Deconstructing and reconstructing professional expertise, 7 Researching into mothers' violence: some thoughts on the process, 8 Researching profeminist men's narratives: participatory methodologies in a postmodern frame, 9 Forever beyond, 10 Feminist postmodernism in the South African context, Index

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• Authors: Barbara Featherstone Fawcett
• Assisted by: Barbara Fawcett (Editor), Fawcett Barbara (Editor), Brid Featherstone (Editor), Featherstone Brid (Editor), Jan Fook (Editor), Fook Jan (Editor), Amy Rossiter (Editor), Rossiter Amy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.1999
• EAN: 9780415195126
• ISBN: 978-0-415-19512-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Sociology, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Feminism and feminist theory