Social work and the idea of object

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ID21724571
AuthorsSoraya Milena Milena Espinoza-Moraga (0000-0002-0846-6492, Universidad de Los Lagos), Soraya Espinoza Moraga (Department of the Social Sciences, Los Lagos University, Osorno, Chile), Ramón Vivanco Muñoz (0000-0002-9673-7052, Head of the School of Social Work, Los Lagos University, Osorno, Chile), Irene Ibacache Calderón (Department of Humanities and Art, Los Lagos University, Osorno, Chile), Mark Doel (0000-0002-1202-2384, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume23
Issue1
Pages195-212
Publication date2024-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1473-3250 • E-ISSN: 1741-3117
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14733250231204624
OpenAlexW4387517719
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

The article considers the possibility of expressing the contested nature of social work via objects and their stories. Two Collections of objects and their stories (object/stories) are analysed and compared – an English language Collection (Obj1) and a Latin American Spanish language Collection (Obj2). A thematic analysis results in a schema of three categories of object/story: practical, symbolic, and totemic. The object/stories vary in the degree to which they reflect a social work that is community-oriented or focused on the individual. The two Collections are analysed for similarities and differences, and the authors consider wider applications of the learning from the project

Epistemology · Information retrieval · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work · Artificial Intelligence

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