Monica Dowling
Biographic Data
| ID | 4495321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monica Dowling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monica |
| FAMILY NAME | Dowling |
| SIGNATURE | DOWLING M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Holloway University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0193-2670 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social Work and Poverty
Women with disabilities and their lived experiences of physical, psychological and sexual abuse in Croatia
This research aims to generate a better understanding of the abuse of women with disabilities through a qualitative study with 28 women with disabilities in five towns in Croatia. The results show that more than half of the research participants had experienced physical, psychological and sexual abuse, and financial exploitation. Participants stressed the need for education and empowerment of women with disabilities as well as better training for…
Social support, the presence of barriers and ideas for the future from students with disabilities in the higher education system in Croatia
This paper examines how students with disabilities in Croatia perceive support, experience barriers and propose ways forward for equality of opportunities in the higher education system. In qualitative interviews, students were satisfied with the informal support they received from family and friends but dissatisfied with the formal support they received from universities and the government. Obstacles to inclusion included: inadequate transport a…
Globalization and international adoption from China
Since the mid‐1990s, China has become one of the major countries from which children are adopted overseas. This paper examines ways in which globalization has contributed to the development of international adoption from China and explores cultural and historical attitudes to population growth, child abandonment and adoption. How China's social, economic and welfare policies have affected adoption policies and practices are discussed, with refere…
Translating theory into practice? The implications for practitioners and users and carers
This paper examines two very different case scenarios in order to highlight the importance of applying relevant knowledge with and for children, young people and their families. Key issues that are considered in this paper are the ‘fit’ and use of theory in practice. For example: what theoretical perspectives are appropriate in working with children of different ages and sexes, children from different ethnic groups, and children with a wide range…
Families with Children with Disabilities - Inequalities and the Social Model
This article suggests that families with children with disabilities experience a range of inequalities that families wth children without disabilities do not suffer. It draws on a recent qualitative study to illustrate the ways in which it is not just disabled people, but in the case of disabled children, whole families that suffer from unequal opportunities and outcomes. We draw on the social model of disability to show that the lives of these f…
Social Exclusion, Inequality and Social Work
This paper sets out the environment of inequality in which social work and the poor have recently operated. It explores pragmatic and idealist arguments concerning whether or not the poor need social work. Finally, policy solutions developed in consultation with social service users and carers are suggested in relation to poverty and social exclusion. Social exclusion can be linked to relative poverty as exclusion from economic and social norms. …
Play interactions and interviews of depressed and conduct disorder children and their mothers
Families with Children with Disabilities - Inequalities and the Social Model
This article suggests that families with children with disabilities experience a range of inequalities that families wth children without disabilities do not suffer. It draws on a recent qualitative study to illustrate the ways in which it is not just disabled people, but in the case of disabled children, whole families that suffer from unequal opportunities and outcomes. We draw on the social model of disability to show that the lives of these f…
Social support, the presence of barriers and ideas for the future from students with disabilities in the higher education system in Croatia
This paper examines how students with disabilities in Croatia perceive support, experience barriers and propose ways forward for equality of opportunities in the higher education system. In qualitative interviews, students were satisfied with the informal support they received from family and friends but dissatisfied with the formal support they received from universities and the government. Obstacles to inclusion included: inadequate transport a…
Globalization and international adoption from China
Since the mid‐1990s, China has become one of the major countries from which children are adopted overseas. This paper examines ways in which globalization has contributed to the development of international adoption from China and explores cultural and historical attitudes to population growth, child abandonment and adoption. How China's social, economic and welfare policies have affected adoption policies and practices are discussed, with refere…
Social Exclusion, Inequality and Social Work
This paper sets out the environment of inequality in which social work and the poor have recently operated. It explores pragmatic and idealist arguments concerning whether or not the poor need social work. Finally, policy solutions developed in consultation with social service users and carers are suggested in relation to poverty and social exclusion. Social exclusion can be linked to relative poverty as exclusion from economic and social norms. …
Translating theory into practice? The implications for practitioners and users and carers
This paper examines two very different case scenarios in order to highlight the importance of applying relevant knowledge with and for children, young people and their families. Key issues that are considered in this paper are the ‘fit’ and use of theory in practice. For example: what theoretical perspectives are appropriate in working with children of different ages and sexes, children from different ethnic groups, and children with a wide range…
Play interactions and interviews of depressed and conduct disorder children and their mothers
Social Exclusion, Inequality and Social Work
This paper sets out the environment of inequality in which social work and the poor have recently operated. It explores pragmatic and idealist arguments concerning whether or not the poor need social work. Finally, policy solutions developed in consultation with social service users and carers are suggested in relation to poverty and social exclusion. Social exclusion can be linked to relative poverty as exclusion from economic and social norms. …
Families with Children with Disabilities - Inequalities and the Social Model
This article suggests that families with children with disabilities experience a range of inequalities that families wth children without disabilities do not suffer. It draws on a recent qualitative study to illustrate the ways in which it is not just disabled people, but in the case of disabled children, whole families that suffer from unequal opportunities and outcomes. We draw on the social model of disability to show that the lives of these f…
Translating theory into practice? The implications for practitioners and users and carers
This paper examines two very different case scenarios in order to highlight the importance of applying relevant knowledge with and for children, young people and their families. Key issues that are considered in this paper are the ‘fit’ and use of theory in practice. For example: what theoretical perspectives are appropriate in working with children of different ages and sexes, children from different ethnic groups, and children with a wide range…
Globalization and international adoption from China
Since the mid‐1990s, China has become one of the major countries from which children are adopted overseas. This paper examines ways in which globalization has contributed to the development of international adoption from China and explores cultural and historical attitudes to population growth, child abandonment and adoption. How China's social, economic and welfare policies have affected adoption policies and practices are discussed, with refere…
Social support, the presence of barriers and ideas for the future from students with disabilities in the higher education system in Croatia
This paper examines how students with disabilities in Croatia perceive support, experience barriers and propose ways forward for equality of opportunities in the higher education system. In qualitative interviews, students were satisfied with the informal support they received from family and friends but dissatisfied with the formal support they received from universities and the government. Obstacles to inclusion included: inadequate transport a…
Women with disabilities and their lived experiences of physical, psychological and sexual abuse in Croatia
This research aims to generate a better understanding of the abuse of women with disabilities through a qualitative study with 28 women with disabilities in five towns in Croatia. The results show that more than half of the research participants had experienced physical, psychological and sexual abuse, and financial exploitation. Participants stressed the need for education and empowerment of women with disabilities as well as better training for…
Social Work and Poverty
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)