Abstract:Today, much of social work is carried out in urban environments, posing distinct challenges to the profession. The complexities of urban life and urban surroundings raise new questions for it, especially in relation to increasing fragmentation, growing inequality, segregation, homelessness, social exclusion, and environmental problems. In general, only little research, however, has been conducted on the performance of social work in urban settings, and urban social work remains conceptually indistinct and not … Show more
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