Masocha Asylum Seekers, Social Work and Racism

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-41504-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 129 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection

This book analyses social work through the concept of 'xenoracism' to challenge the outdated concepts of racism that still pervade social work. It illustrates how, through their discursive practices, social workers are able to counteract the dominant anti asylum seeking discourses.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Masocha, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Historical Overview 2. Asylum Seekers in Media and Parliamentary Discourses 3. Asylum Seekers in Social Work Discourse 4. Countering Hegemonic Narratives 5. Construction of the Other 6. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Shepard Masocha is Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia, Australia. He was previously at the University of Kent, UK, and is a qualified social worker with experience of working in children and families teams in Scotland, England and Wales.