Everyday Practices of Race, Class and Gender

Baines, Donna

doi:10.1300/j059v11n02_02

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“…Although an option, whistle blowing as a result of organisational-professional conflict is chronically under researched (Mansbach & Bachner, 2008). A much smaller number of studies identify a third reaction to conflict, reporting on social workers who stay and resist (Abramovitz, 2005;Aronson & Smith, 2009;Baines, 2001;McAuliffe, 2005;McDonald & Chenoweth, 2009;Postle, 2001). Reports from social workers who actively resist when faced with organisational-professional conflict identify a range of micro activities including, acting in opposition to organisational directives, looking the other way when client's did not comply with directives, 'creatively' filling out forms, over stating a client problem to promote their access to services, being 'flexible' with rules and laws, refusing to carry out directives, expanding entitlements for clients who do not officially meet eligibility for services, 'turning a blind eye' when workers evaded directives from management and case by case 'rule bending' (Abramovitz, 2005;Aronson & Smith, 2009;Baines, 2001;McDonald & Chenoweth, 2009).…”

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Social Workers' Experiences of Covert Workplace Activism

Greenslade

McAuliffe

Chenoweth

2014

Australian Social Work

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The contemporary context provides particular challenges for social workers discontent with welfare service delivery influenced by neo-liberal ideology. Recent research reports on a range of barriers to activist practice, with participants identifying the negative impact of contemporary welfare ideologies, which have contributed to a dominance of technical practice models and an accompanying loss of structural, activist approaches. This study explored the motivations and behaviours of social workers employed in statutory workplace settings who identified that they undertook covert activist activities as a response to challenges resulting from the current service delivery model. The study found that participants undertook a range of covert activities that resulted in both challenges and rewards and that their personal and professional identities informed their covert practices. Findings from this research inform current discussions on the relevance of radical practice methods in challenging the contemporary welfare model and the role of social workers as agents of change.

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Social Workers' Experiences of Covert Workplace Activism

Greenslade

McAuliffe

Chenoweth

2014

Australian Social Work

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“…The critical perspective has been the primary lens to analyze privilege in social work literature and its contribution needs to be acknowledged (Baines, 2000;Dominelli, 2002;Ferber, 2003;Mullaly, 2010). Based on Marxist ideology, proponents of the critical perspective examine power relations and the structure of inequality in society that gives rise to privilege and oppression as a dialectic phenomenon (Dominelli, 2002;Mullaly, 2010).…”

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Privilege as a Moving Target

Taiwo

2018

csw

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Linked to people’s social identities, privilege is largely understood as an unearned asset, which translates to advantages for those to whom it is ascribed. Drawing on a phenomenological research conducted with 20 direct practice social workers in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, this paper suggests an alternative theoretical framework of social constructionism for considering the evolving and shifting dimensions of privilege and its implication for social work practice. By proposing privilege as a moving target, study participants acknowledged the different but fluid categories of social identities and the different contexts of individuals in society. Participants also recognized the advantages that are earned by personal and professional characteristics, which can be experienced or deployed in multiple ways. They also identified internal characteristics such as a sense of agency or autonomy, which is the recognition of the individual as a self-propelling agent with choices even amidst adverse situations. Privilege as a moving target accepts the dynamic physical, ecological, political and sociocultural environments under which social workers operate. Understanding that privilege is a moving target is relevant to professional social work practice because privilege goes to the core of personal and professional identities of social workers as they interact with clients and in society.

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“…The composition of the facilitating team was important with respect to representations of oppressive power in the form of 'race', class, and gender, given the ongoing nature of Coloniality(Baines, 2001;Roy et al, 2013; Ngounou and Guiterrez, 2019). It was critical to use facilitators who were reflective, critical and engaged in work with Decoloniality, racism and sexism(Kishimoto, 2018).…”

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Towards decoloniality in a social work programme: a process of dialogue, reflexivity, action and change

Rasool

Harms-Smith

2021

Critical African Studies

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Both students and scholars have identified the critical imperative to prioritise decolonisation and pedagogical and curriculum transformation in South African higher education institutions. The ongoing context of coloniality, persistent race-based inequalities and hegemonic Western-centric epistemologies led to the Rhodes and Fees Must Fall protests by students at South African universities. As a result of the questions raised by students during these protests, the Department of Social Work at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) embarked on a process of working towards decoloniality in their social work programme. This paper describes the unfolding critical participatory action research process toward decoloniality undertaken by this department. Various theoretical perspectives, including communicative action, reflexivity and 'decolonising the mind' informed the process of decoloniality that began at the UJ Department of Social Work. The process of critical reflection, dialogue, analysis, development of methodologies and initial implementation of changes that were used in this department may offer useful insights for working towards decoloniality in other academic settings.

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Everyday Practices of Race, Class and Gender

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Social Workers' Experiences of Covert Workplace Activism

Social Workers' Experiences of Covert Workplace Activism

Privilege as a Moving Target

Towards decoloniality in a social work programme: a process of dialogue, reflexivity, action and change

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