The intersection of cultural practices and ethics in a rights-based society: Implications for South African social workers

International Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Ross, Eleanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; Ethics; Human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 42349100147     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807088084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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