Practice And Research In Social Work

This text discusses the application of postmodernism and feminism in the fields of social work, research, and education. The contributors, who have professional experience as social workers, come from various countries. The text explores the relationship between postmodernist theory and social work, and how it relates to current debates.

Appraising key issues in the contested fields of postmodernism and feminism, this text focuses on applications in relation to practice, research and education in social work. The contributors come from a range of countries (UK, Australia, South Africa and Canada) and many have professional experience as social workers. Although postmodernist theory has been related to and explored in sociology and social policy, this text applies the theories to social work, and relates them to late-20th-century debates.