The unique and the invariant in the field of social work

The comparison of Lithuania, Japan, and the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID9972609
AuthorsIeva Adomaitytė-Subačienė (0000-0003-0905-3072, Vilnius University, Lithuania, corresponding author), Arūnas Poviliūnas (0000-0001-8440-3576, Vilnius University, Lithuania), Mindaugas Ignotas (0000-0002-1279-8625, Vilnius University, Lithuania)
Year2023
Volume67
Issue4
Pages970-983
Publication date2023-09-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208728231194047
OpenAlexW4386746746
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

For centuries understood as a micro-level caring profession, recently social work is dramatically changing its goals due to structural changes in societies, climate change, migration and political instability. The article employs cross-cultural comparisons that aim to reveal the invariant structure of the social work field, which is realized through the unique manifestations of social work practices in different cultural contexts in Lithuania, Japan, and the United States. The research identifies four social work practices in the professional fields and presents them based on the concepts of field, habitus, and capital, highlighting the similarities and differences between countries in the application of rules of the social field

Cultural capital · Field (mathematics · Habitus · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social capital · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Social Work Education and Practice

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