British Journal of Social Work, 32(6), September 2002, pp.711-722.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
This article explores the relationship between social movements, social justice and social work. It examines the role of social movements in promoting social justice and considers the influences of such movements in the development of emancipatory forms of social work practice. It also considers the question of whether social work can be viewed as a form of social movement in its own right. A central theme of the article is the fundamental tension between social work as a force for social regulation and as a force for social development and emancipation.
This article explores the relationship between social movements, social justice and social work. It examines the role of social movements in promoting social justice and considers the influences of such movements in the development of emancipatory forms of social work practice. It also considers the question of whether social work can be viewed as a form of social movement in its own right. A central theme of the article is the fundamental tension between social work as a force for social regulation and as a force for social development and emancipation.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, policy formulation, regulation, social policy, social welfare, social work, social work theories, sociology, anti-discriminatory practice, anti-oppressive practice, empowerment;
Disability and Society, 17(4), June 2002, pp.471-478.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
If society is to value all its disabled people, it needs to find ways of making this collective minority powerful enough to influence the future. Shaping the future is something the Disabled People's Movement has been preoccupied with for decades. The key is unlock some of the fundamental principles of the social model of disability. This model has the potential to transform disabled people's lives. It has become the disability movement's tool for social inclusion.
If society is to value all its disabled people, it needs to find ways of making this collective minority powerful enough to influence the future. Shaping the future is something the Disabled People's Movement has been preoccupied with for decades. The key is unlock some of the fundamental principles of the social model of disability. This model has the potential to transform disabled people's lives. It has become the disability movement's tool for social inclusion.
Subject terms:
human rights, life style, marriage, physical disabilities, policy formulation, politics, social model, sociology, stereotyped attitudes, treatment, therapy and treatment, anti-discriminatory practice, anti-oppressive practice, deinstitutionalisation, direct payments;