Challenging Oppression and Confronting Privilege: A Critical Social Work ApproachChallenging Oppression and Confronting Privilege is the definitive guide to anti-oppressive social work, which is a prominent part of social work theory and practice in Canada. Bob Mullaly examines the many forms that oppression can take, at the personal, cultural, and structural (or institutional) levels. The text outlines the necessary practices and approaches that social work must adopt in order to fight against oppression and assist those who have been oppressed. |
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Contents
An Overview | 34 |
Oppression at the Personal Level | 67 |
Oppression at the Cultural Level | 93 |
Copyright | |
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