SOWK 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gender Analysis, Consciousness Raising, Social Inequality

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SOWK 2000
• Professor: Patricia Mc Guire

Document Summary

Feminist approaches have been applied in crucial areas where women exist or dominate (shelters, violence against women, child care, sexual assault, hospitals); women want people who can identify with their problems. Allows for gender analysis, targeted intervention and strategies which problem solving does not include. Cannot pinpoint a single theory of feminist social work practice (many diverse perspectives; ancient or black or indigenous). Gains (better understanding of): empowerment, place of power, relevance of above factors on assessment and intervention, marginalization is not the sole reason of male dominated structures & women can oppress other women. Relating in a physiological and developmental experiences. Differences due to education, economics, social location, power dynamic. Intersectionality: experiencing more than one kind of oppression (gender & age; gender & race). Key feminist principles include linking the personal to the political through consciousness-raisi(cid:374)g, (cid:448)alidati(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s stre(cid:374)gths a(cid:374)d experie(cid:374)ces, reduci(cid:374)g po(cid:449)er differe(cid:374)ces, promoting self-disclosure and sharing of knowledge and creating supportive environments.