Working with men : feminism and social work / edited by Kate Cavanagh and Viviene E. Cree.
Contributor(s): Cavanagh, Kate
| Cree, Viviene E.
Material type: 
BookSeries: State of welfare: Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996Description: xxv, 212 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0415111846; 0415111854 .Subject(s): Women social workers -- Scotland | Social work with men -- ScotlandDDC classification: 361.301 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 361.301 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00009665 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 361.301 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00009666 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of feminism's key contributions to improving social work practice has been to expose the gender-blindness which has characterized social work policy and literature.
Working with Men extends and diversifies this contribution by presenting a controversial collection of essays written by feminists about men. In what has been a previously unexplored area of social work, the contributors to Working with Men, feminist academics, researchers and practitioners, explore the issue of feminist practice with men highlighting the dilemmas which they have encountered in undertaking this work. They contend that for too long feminists have ignored the issue of direct work with men. The argument that men must take responsibility for their own reconstruction they assert is no longer sustainable: feminists must generate their own discourse about the nature of men and masculinity derived from their own experience of critically engaging with and challenging men. The contributors conclude that direct work with men is a legitimate feminist activity; that it is one important strand of a broader strategy whose ultimate goal is the empowerment of women.
This book will be valuable reading for all students of social work and applied social science as well as social work practitioners and managers.
Bibliography: (pages 187-202) and indexes.
Men, masculinism and social work / Viviene E. Cree and Kate Cavanagh -- A prison perspective / Jo Knox -- Working with the CHANGE men's programme / Monica Wilson -- Challenges in working with male social work students / Siobhan Lloyd and Dorothy Degenhardt -- Why do men care? / Viviene E. Cree -- Interviewing violent men: challenge or compromise? / Kate Cavanagh and Ruth Lewis -- Helping men to cope with marital breakdown / Jane Forster -- Sexuality, feminism and work with men / Cathie Wright -- Building fragile bridges: educating for change / Rowena Arshad -- Working with boys / Gilly Hainsworth -- Moving on / Kate Cavanagh and Viviene E. Cree.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Series Editor's Preface (p. xvi)
- Introduction (p. xix)
- Chapter 1 Men, Masculinism and Social Work (p. 1)
- Chapter 2 A Prison Perspective (p. 9)
- Chapter 3 Working with the Change Men's Programme (p. 28)
- Chapter 4 Challenges in Working with Male Social Work Students (p. 45)
- Chapter 5 Why Do Men Care? (p. 64)
- Chapter 6 Interviewing Violent Men (p. 87)
- Chapter 7 Helping Men to Cope with Marital Breakdown (p. 113)
- Chapter 8 Sexuality, Feminism and Work with Men (p. 128)
- Chapter 9 Building Fragile Bridges (p. 147)
- Chapter 10 Working with Boys (p. 170)
- Chapter 11 Moving On (p. 181)
- Bibliography (p. 187)
- Name Index (p. 203)
- Subject Index (p. 208)