Building the Unsettling Force
Social Workers and the Struggle for Human Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer R Jewell (0000-0002-5664-9680, Spalding University), Khalilah V Collins (Spalding University), Lindsay Gargotto (Spalding University), Amanda J Dishon (Spalding University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 309-322 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10705420903130471 |
| OpenAlex | W1990850087 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
Community organizing for human rights provides a platform for social workers to be actively engaged in dismantling systems of oppression. Using a case study of Women In Transition, this article emphasizes strategies for organizing for economic human rights, including opportunities and challenges in using the human rights framework. Recommendations and implications for the social work profession are discussed
Community organizing · Human rights · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social rights · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Bringing Human Rights Home
Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness
Understanding the Risks of Child Neglect
Human Rights
Shattered Voices
Community Organizing by African Caribbean People in Toronto, Ontario
The Status of Community Organizing in 2001
Women of the Storm
Social Work and Human Rights
The Enemy Within
The Decline of the Public Intellectual in Social Work
Poverty, early childbearing, and child maltreatment
Grassroots Warriors
The Road Not Taken
Social Work Labor Market
Guidelines for Ethical Practice in Community Organization
Understanding the Geospatial Relationship of Neighborhood Characteristics and Rates of Maltreatment for Black, Hispanic, and White Children
Social Work and Social Reform
Crazy for Democracy
Bringing Human Rights Home
Commissioning the Past
Of Means and Ends” Revisited
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2019 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |