How White is Social Work in Australia?

Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 6 - 19
Published: Mar 1, 2011
Abstract
How White is social work in Australia? This paper analyses this question, focusing on social work practice and education. In asking the question, the aim is to open space for debate about how the social work profession in Australia should progress practice with Indigenous people and issues. The paper combines Bourdieu's concept of the habitus with “Whiteness” theory to argue that the profession is socially, economically, culturally, and...
Paper Details
Title
How White is Social Work in Australia?
Published Date
Mar 1, 2011
Volume
64
Issue
1
Pages
6 - 19
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