Homelessness and social work: an intersectional approach
Examines the diversities and complexities of homelessness and social work research, policy and practice. It explores how homelessness and social work are constituted through intersecting and unequal power relations. The causes of homelessness are frequently associated with individualist explanations, without examining the broader political and intersecting social inequalities that shape how social problems such as homelessness are constructed and responded to by social workers. In reflecting on…
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- Full title :Homelessness and social work : an intersectional approach / Carole Zufferey.
Summary
Examines the diversities and complexities of homelessness and social work research, policy and practice. It explores how homelessness and social work are constituted through intersecting and unequal power relations. The causes of homelessness are frequently associated with individualist explanations, without examining the broader political and intersecting social inequalities that shape how social problems such as homelessness are constructed and responded to by social workers. In reflecting on factors such as indigeneity, race, ethnicity, gender, class, age, sexuality, ability and other markers of identity the author seeks to: construct a new intersectional framework for understanding social work and homelessness; provide a critical analysis of social work responses to homelessness; challenge how homelessness is represented in social work research, social policy and social work practice; and incorporate the stories of people experiencing homelessness.
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- Publication Date:©2017
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2017
The Physical Object
- Description:160 pages ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781138858770, 1138858773, 0367152193, 9780367152192
- oclc:ocn953440218
- LC Classification:HV4493
- Dewey Decimal:362.5/9253
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Homelessness and social work: an intersectional approach -- Social work research and homelessness -- Social policy and homelessness -- Social work practice and homelessness -- Lived experiences of homelessness -- Conclusion.
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