FEMINIST SOCIAL WORK THEORY

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 THAT TAKES ON BOARD POSTMODERNIST ARGUMENTS TO DO WITH DIFFERENCE AND POWER YET RETAINS A COMMITMENT TO COLLECTIVE SOLIDARITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE. AS SUCH, IT SHOULD BE USEFUL READING FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND PRACTITIONERS ALIKE IN SOCIAL WORK.