1st Edition
Working with Men Feminism and Social Work
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
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One of feminism's key contributions to improving social work practice has been to expose the gender-blindness which has characterized social work policy and literature. Working with Men extends and diversifies this contribution by presenting a controversial collection of essays written by feminists about men. In what has been a previously unexplored area of social work, the contributors to... Read more
Introduction 1 Men, masculinism and social work 2 A prison perspective 3 Working with the CHANGE men’s programme 4 Challenges in working with male social work students 5 Why do men care? 6 Interviewing violent men: challenge or compromise? 7 Helping men to cope with marital breakdown 8 Sexuality, feminism and work with men 9 Building fragile bridges: educating for change 10 Working with boys 11 Moving on
Biography
Kate Cavanagh is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Glasgow; Viviene E. Cree is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh.
`This is a ground-breaking book...will help both men and women to develop their practice in ways that recognise the deeply engendered nature of social work' - Professional Social Work
'This is a useful introductory text for both students and practitioners and presents a strong case both for working with men and for locating this work within an explicit feminist framework.' - Scottish Affairs
