Developing anti-oppressive services for the poor: A theoretical and organisational rationale

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1908-1926

  Strier, Roni ^a   Binyamin, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Welfare Department   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti oppressive social work; poverty; social exclusion; social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956459658     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp122     Document Type: Article

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