Feminist theories of social work have been criticized 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 text seeks to develop a new framework for
Feminist Social Work Theory and Practice
โ Scribed by Lena Dominelli
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 203
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Subjects
Social Work
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