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Book Reviews: The Woman Client: Providing Human Services in a Changing World. Edited by Dianne S. Burden and Naomi Gottlieb. New York: Tavistock Publi ...

Book Reviews: The Woman Client: Providing Human Services in a Changing World. Edited by Dianne S.... BOOK REVIEWS Human Services in a World. The Woman Client: Providing Changing Edited Dianne S. Burden and Naomi Gottlieb. New York: Tavistock by Publications, A new women-centered social to in the 1970s history began emerge early at the of the women’s a search for new to movement, height igniting ways the and examine facts with fresh explain past, pose questions, insights born of this intellectual ferment. Out of this scholars with a period, feminist the framework for the con- perspective provided scrutinizing dition of women: the of distribution inequitable power along gender the of sex and the societal construction of lines, roles, stereotyping women’s subordinate in a culture. For social position work, patriarchal an derived from feminist was especially important insight scholarship the that internalized the understanding women, having systematic of their are vulnerable to victimization. roles, Furthermore, depreciation their to a male-dominated culture despite enhancing capability change, that has a narrow of restrictive is the work of identities, imposed range work. social The rationale for the task of a undertaking daunting providing review of this new about women for social comprehensive knowledge work and allied is best described in the words of the helping professions Dianne S. Burden http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

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0886-1099
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1552-3020
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10.1177/088610998800300209
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BOOK REVIEWS Human Services in a World. The Woman Client: Providing Changing Edited Dianne S. Burden and Naomi Gottlieb. New York: Tavistock by Publications, A new women-centered social to in the 1970s history began emerge early at the of the women’s a search for new to movement, height igniting ways the and examine facts with fresh explain past, pose questions, insights born of this intellectual ferment. Out of this scholars with a period, feminist the framework for the con- perspective provided scrutinizing dition of women: the of distribution inequitable power along gender the of sex and the societal construction of lines, roles, stereotyping women’s subordinate in a culture. For social position work, patriarchal an derived from feminist was especially important insight scholarship the that internalized the understanding women, having systematic of their are vulnerable to victimization. roles, Furthermore, depreciation their to a male-dominated culture despite enhancing capability change, that has a narrow of restrictive is the work of identities, imposed range work. social The rationale for the task of a undertaking daunting providing review of this new about women for social comprehensive knowledge work and allied is best described in the words of the helping professions Dianne S. Burden

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Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1988

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