Feminist theories have been subjected to many tensions in social work education and practice, due to the complex social, cultural and political positioning of these ideas in different nations across the world. The collection argues that there is a danger that feminist ideas are no longer seen as relevant, as they do not provide ongoing challenge, and instead they have become embedded in a sort of ‘status quo’. Contributors to this volume show that focus on feminism in social work is highly relevant and timely, given the de-politicalisation of gender, sexuality and other structural issues impacting on equality and human rights in many areas of the world. This book will impress on the reader the need to utilise the human nature and activity of social work in the way it works with these issues at a number of micro and macro levels and across disciplines. elaborates on the range of ways in which gender identities are performed and enacted, how women are positioned and subjugated, and how these inequalities are sustained and generated across the structures and practices of care services.  It reviews some of the broader key discourse when thinking about the relationships within social work. and addresses new debates in feminist theories for example in relation to diverse gender identities and sexual identities. weiterlesen