Curiosity. To me it evokes 'concern'; it evokes the care one takes for what exists and could
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These alternative visions, separated by gender and almost a generation, offer some insight
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Transforming Social Work Practice shows that postmodern theory offers new strategies for
social workers concerned with political action and social justice. It explores ways of …

In this paper, we provide a critical review of the literature that discusses the nexus between
feminism and postmodernism. Further, we argue that the current debates about using …

'Another important contribution to the growing literature on critical social work. It is on the
cutting edge of thinking about social work and its goal of social change.'-Kate van Heugten …

Although a critical tradition has existed in the social work profession since its inception more
than a century ago, a distinct and internally diverse critical social work canon emerged only …

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Social work is currently undergoing major change in its policies, organization and day-to-
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