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ISSN 1613-8953 · Social Work & Society · 1,285 articles in the index
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The Diverse Subjects of Early Childhood Parenting Education
Drawing on ethnographic data, this article analyzes differentiation within a German parenting education program, illustrating how those involved become subjects of parenting education and how these practices shape diversity as practices of recognition. The study adopts Rose and Ricken's (2018)…
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Cultural Othering in Social Work. Reflections from a Critical Race Perspective
This paper explores the connection between diversity and client-provider relationships in social work with a focus on discourses and practices of cultural othering. To pursue this topic, the paper discusses empirical data from a training series held in Germany on pedagogical professionalism in a…
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In/visible Pandemic Disruptions to Immigrant Integration: Social Connections, Impacts, and Service Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Studies and media accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed not only its gravity but also its unequal impacts along racial, class, and gender lines, and other situated identities. Among those most impacted by the pandemic are racialized immigrant communities. In this paper, we consider…
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Queer Professionals - Experts for Gender and Sexual Diversity or Others?
Gender identity and sexual orientation are fundamental components of human existence. Therefore, addressing sexual and gender diversity can be seen as a core social work task. However, it is one that continues to pose significant challenges to practitioners due to their own entanglement in social…
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Empowering Voices, Bridging Worlds: The Potential of Photovoice for Empowerment, Reflection, and Connection in Diverse Societies
The present article analyzes the potential of the photovoice method in diverse societies. Photovoice is a community-based participatory action research method with a photojournalistic, socio-critical approach that prioritizes the lived experiences of people belonging to marginalized communities. In…
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The Shift of U.S. Public Attitudes Toward Welfare State: A Cohort Comparison between Pre and Post Economic Crisis Era
Since the turbulence of the 2009 Economic Crisis, skepticism about individualism and free-market economics has become widespread in the U.S. This study empirically examined how Americans' attitudes toward the welfare state have changed over the past decade. The study used data from the World Values…
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Understanding guilt, shame and social service use in a diversity context
In Social Work, the differentiated handling of emotions is of great importance, especially in the complex web of relationships between clients and service providers. This paper presents an integrative approach to the exploration and regulation of emotions in the context of client-provider…
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Dis/ability in child and youth welfare – shortcomings and consequences
This article opens up a difference-theoretical perspective on disability, based on a problematisation of the concept of diversity. Using the example of current reform efforts in Germany to establish an inclusive child and youth welfare, the discourses on disability there are briefly presented and…
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Space-Focused Stereotypes and Their Potential Role in Group-Based Disparities in Social Work Services
Despite social work’s unique commitment to diversity, several findings suggest group-based disparities in social work services. To explain such disparities, theories in social psychology emphasize the role of stereotypes. The present article focuses on how stereotypes among social work…
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Imagining and Practising Citizenship in Austere Times
A central issue in the reform of welfare systems concerns the citizenship relationship. Citizenship is critical in three ways: • It has been the focus of political struggles to redraw the boundaries of citizenship: who counts as a citizen? • It has been the focus of reforms seeking to redraw the…
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Deconstructing and reconstructing diversity in client-provider-relationships of social work
Diversity and reflections on diversity impact client-provider-relationships of social work on different levels, ranging from institutionalized programs to interpersonal practices to individual expectations, cognitive make-ups and emotional experiences. However, the implications of diversity and its…
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Critical Diversity Research in Social Service Organizations - a conceptual framework
In this article, we will discuss diversity-sensitive research approaches and demonstrate how researchers can engage in self-critical reflections on their projects in relation to diversity and inclusion. The debate about diversity and inclusion in social work is increasingly characterized by a…
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The Role of Social Work in National Development
The approach in this paper will be to define social work and national development first and then try to establish the relationship between the two. The various categories of social work and their presumed influence on the various aspects of development will then be discussed.  Thereafter, the…
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