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Abstract
There is no straightforward definition of feminism today. In spite of this, scholars and researchers who describe themselves as ‘feminist’ continue to produce work that both interrogates the specific and general conditions of women’s lives and explores the more ubiquitous construct of ‘gender’, and in social work, feminist understandings remain central to practice, theory and research. This may, in large part, be reflective of the continuing over-representation of women as providers and users of social work services. It may also echo social work’s broader emancipatory, ‘social justice’ aspirations. Whichever is the case, we are currently witnessing a resurgence of interest in feminism across the world, with a claim that we are experiencing a ‘fourth wave’ in the global North that has its birthplace primarily on the Internet (Baumgardner, 2011; Leupold, 2010; Solomon, 2009). Given that this is so, this paper asks: what (if any) is the impact or possible influence of fourth wave feminism on teaching social work today?
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 930-943 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Social Work Education |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 21 Feb 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Fourth Wave
- Second Wave
- Feminism
- Social Work Teaching
- Herstories
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A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF 21ST CENTURY SOCIAL ISSUES AND ANXIETIES
Cree, V. (Principal Investigator), Smith, M. (Co-investigator) & Clapton, G. (Researcher)
1/10/12 → 31/10/14
Project: Research