Placing Dignity at the Center of Welfare Policy

Bibliographic Data

ID9973344
AuthorsChak Kwan Chan (0000-0001-5541-6095, Division of Social Work, Social Policy and Human Services, University of Nottingham Trent, Burton St, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume47
Issue2
Pages227-239
Publication date2004-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872804041415
OpenAlexW2038212557
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

In response to the vagueness of dignity and its limited application in social welfare, this article attempts to explore the content of dignity and discuss its implications for welfare policies. Dignity concerns living respectfully, for which having equal value, self-respect, autonomy and positive mutuality is essential. The article argues that institutional dignification, community respect and human development are three welfare directions for facilitating the possession of dignity

Autonomy · Dignity · Political science · Possession (linguistics · Social Welfare · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Welfare · Law · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Social Work Education and Practice