Asylum seekers, social work and racism / Shepard Masocha.
Asylum seekers, social work and racism / Shepard Masocha.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Call Numbers
G 2015/2875
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 129 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Historical overview -- 2. Asylum seekers in media and parliamentary discourses -- 3. Asylum seekers in social work discourse -- 4. Countering hegemonic narratives -- 5. Construction of the other -- 6. Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Asylum seeking continues to be a highly emotive and politically charged issue. This book analyses social work through the concept of 'xenoracism' to challenge the outdated concepts of racism that still pervade social work. Using discourse analysis, it explores how language is used to construct asylum seekers in specific ways within social workers'...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Asylum seekers, social work and racism / Shepard Masocha.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Palgrave pivot.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2015/2875
Record Identifier
74VK74WXkm8b
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK74WXkm8b
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781137415035 hadback
1137415037 hadback
DDC
325.21
MMS ID
991022942019702626
