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xxvii, 284 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Feminist Perspectives on Social Work Practice is a contemporary look at the issues across a wide spectrum, beyond just equal pay for equal work and reproductive rights, with which women struggle on a daily basis. The Trump administration's call to roll back the progress that women have made over the decades in terms of social welfare benefits, reproductive rights, and employment recognition, alongside the continuing victimization of women who have survived sexual violence, are just a few examples demonstrating why social workers and other human service professionals need to continue to advocate and care for women in particular ways. This book aims to continue keeping the lives of women and the issues that affect and matter most to them at the forefront of the discussions about society and social services. The text will help readers to gain an understanding of populations of women that they might/will work with in the field of human services. Using demographics, case studies, and best practice/evidence-based programs, the authors collectively provide students and practitioners with a comprehensive knowledge of women from a feminist perspective."-- Provided by publisher. |
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"This book takes a contemporary look at the issues that affect women most from a feminist perspective. Going beyond the equal pay for equal work issue, we write about mental health, substance abuse, disabilities, parenting, relationships, criminal justice, and aging all from a holistic and intersectional perspective"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Women in the twenty-first century / Laurie Grant and Shannon Butler-Mokoro -- Feminist movement histories / Johanna Foster -- Key feminist theoretical orientations in contemporary feminist practice / Johanna Foster -- Privilege, oppression, and the intersections : the many faces of gender and identity / Allyson Livingstone -- Healthy and otherwise : women in intimate relationships -- Beverly Dolinsky, Robert Jerin, and Brandi Johnson -- Mothering and child welfare / Lisa Johnson and Sandra Yudelivich Espinoza -- Women and criminalization at the intersections / Johanna Foster -- Not so crazed and confused : unraveling women's mental health challenges / Rebecca Mirick -- Escaping from a harsh reality : women and substance use disorders -- Shelley Steenrod -- Action deferred or a final call to fire : exploring the health care needs, priorities, and services for women veterans / Lisa Rasheed -- Nothing about us without us : working with women who have disabilities / Elspeth Slayter -- Getting older and wiser : working with older adult women / Laurie Grant and Mary Ann Holak. |
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Social service -- Practice.
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Feminism.
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feminism. (CStmoGRI)aat300055786
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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Feminism. (OCoLC)fst00922671
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Social service -- Practice.
(OCoLC)fst01123254
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| Added Author |
Butler-Mokoro, Shannon, editor.
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Grant, Laurie, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Feminist perspectives on social work practice. New York : Oxford University Press, 2018 9780190859305 (DLC) 2017053231 |
| ISBN |
9780190858780 (paperback) |
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0190858788 (paperback) |
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