Human Rights and Social Equality: Challenges for Social Work - 9781472412355

Taylor & Francis

This informative and incisively written edited collection brings together experts from around the world to explore the tension between a normative and a political base of social work and social development and, therefore, to address the question: how can social work and social policies contribute to the endeavor to respect, protect and fulfill human rights? This volume will show that there is no straightforward answer to this question owing to the clash between different sociocultural and local conditions and demands for universal human rights. > The mission of the social work profession and the development of social policy are rooted in a set of core values and are the foundation of social work\u2019s unique purpose and perspective.\nHuman rights offer a normative base for social work and for the formation of inclusive social policies. This informative and incisively written edited collection brings together experts from around the world to explore the tension between a normative.