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Asylum Seekers, Social Work and Racism / by S. Masocha.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Masocha, S., Author.
- Series:
- Palgrave pivot.
- Palgrave Pivot
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Linguistics--Methodology.
- Linguistics.
- Social service.
- Race.
- Social structure.
- Equality.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Research Methods in Language and Linguistics.
- Social Work.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Social Structure.
- Social Care.
- Human Migration.
- Local Subjects:
- Research Methods in Language and Linguistics.
- Social Work.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Social Structure.
- Social Care.
- Human Migration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (VIII, 129 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book analyses social work through the concept of 'xenoracism' to challenge the outdated concepts of racism that still pervade social work. It illustrates how, through their discursive practices, social workers are able to counteract the dominant anti asylum seeking discourses.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Terms and Definitions
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Overview
- 2 Asylum Seekers in Media and Parliamentary Discourses
- 3 Asylum Seekers in Social Work Discourse
- 4 Countering Hegemonic Narratives
- 5 Construction of the Other
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349490479
- 1349490474
- OCLC:
- 908450102
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