Mbazima Simeon Mathebane
Biographic Data
| ID | 5822136 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mbazima Simeon Mathebane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mbazima Simeon |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathebane |
| SIGNATURE | MATHEBANE M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4036-1375 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Quizzing the ‘Social’ in Social Work: Social Work in Africa as a System of Colonial Social Control
Social work is generally presumed as an embodiment of social justice and human dignity as well as a solution to the many social ills unraveling modern societies. However, a dialectical-historical investigation of forces and events that shaped social work in Africa reveals how the profession was produced within the dynamics of the modern capitalist system as a direct response to social challenges of the modern era with a prime object of maintainin…
A contrapuntal epistemology for social work: An Afrocentric perspective
The experiences of diverse people present challenges and opportunities for knowledge production. The knowledge base undergirding social work has been found to be dominated by Anglo-American cultural values assumed to be universally applicable. The relevant texts on social work knowledge were examined. The analysis revealed that culture is the cornerstone of any society’s response to social problems, that the hegemony of Eurocentric paradigms rema…
A contrapuntal epistemology for social work: An Afrocentric perspective
The experiences of diverse people present challenges and opportunities for knowledge production. The knowledge base undergirding social work has been found to be dominated by Anglo-American cultural values assumed to be universally applicable. The relevant texts on social work knowledge were examined. The analysis revealed that culture is the cornerstone of any society’s response to social problems, that the hegemony of Eurocentric paradigms rema…
A contrapuntal epistemology for social work: An Afrocentric perspective
The experiences of diverse people present challenges and opportunities for knowledge production. The knowledge base undergirding social work has been found to be dominated by Anglo-American cultural values assumed to be universally applicable. The relevant texts on social work knowledge were examined. The analysis revealed that culture is the cornerstone of any society’s response to social problems, that the hegemony of Eurocentric paradigms rema…
Quizzing the ‘Social’ in Social Work: Social Work in Africa as a System of Colonial Social Control
Social work is generally presumed as an embodiment of social justice and human dignity as well as a solution to the many social ills unraveling modern societies. However, a dialectical-historical investigation of forces and events that shaped social work in Africa reveals how the profession was produced within the dynamics of the modern capitalist system as a direct response to social challenges of the modern era with a prime object of maintainin…
Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Colonialism (1 works) · Complicity (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Dignity (1 works)