Women, oppression, and social work : issues in anti-discriminatory practice / edited by Mary Langan and Lesley Day.

Women, oppression, and social work : issues in anti-discriminatory practice /

Offers a new perspective on feminist social work which takes account of the complexity of the manifold oppressions that affect the lives of most women and most social work clients.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Langan, Mary, Day, Lesley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Series:State of welfare.
Subjects:
Social service > Great Britain.
Feminism > Great Britain.
Sex discrimination > Great Britain.
Social work with women > Great Britain.
Women social workers > Great Britain.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Women and oppression : race, class and gender / Lesley Day
  • Women's psychology and feminist social work practice / Marilyn Lawrence
  • Social work and power relations : towards a framework for an integrated practice / Marie McNay
  • Who cares? Women in the mixed economy of care / Mary Langan
  • Feminism, managerialism and performance measurement / Carol Lupton
  • Malestream training? Women, feminism and social work education / Pam Carter, Angela Everitt and Annie Hudson
  • The child sexual abuse 'industry' and gender relations in social work / Annie Hudson
  • Women with learning difficulties are women too / Fiona Williams
  • Working with black single mothers : myths and reality / Agnes Bryan
  • Women in residential work : dilemmas and ambiguities / Cathy Aymer
  • Lesbians, the state and social work practice / Helen Cosis Brown
  • Social work and older women : where have older women gone? / Beverley Hughes and Melody Mtezuka.

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