Feminist Theories and Social Work: Approaches and Applications (Haworth Social Work Practice) - Hardcover

Saulnier, Christine Flynn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560249455 ISBN 13: 9781560249450

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

This invaluable guidebook accomplishes what many others on feminist theory do not. It reviews both the theories and the applications of the field. Too frequently, books and articles tend to focus on one or two ways for practicing feminism, when, in reality, different problems, different groups of women, and different goals may require a different theory for guiding objectiveness, strategies, and work style. Using the wrong theory for a particular group or problem may backfire, causing unexpected outcomes. This book circumvents such unforeseen results. Feminist Theories and Social Work reviews the most important theories of today, evaluates the contributions and limitations of each branch, and for each theory, provides application examples at several levels of intervention.

About this title

Synopsis:

An explication of the many branches of feminism and their applications to social work and social policy, dispelling the idea of a single feminism that contradicts itself. Saulnier (social work, U. of Buffalo) provides an important service in her clear distillations of the many faces of feminism, including liberal, radical, and socialist theories al

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1560249455
• ISBN 13: 9781560249450
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266