Research, Practice, and Reflection of Social Work in Local Chinese Society

Author: Gu Xuebin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Adopting qualitative research methods from the social sciences, it examines various social issues prevalent in China today from different theoretical perspectives (including rural poverty, the elderly, women, youth, etc.), exploring how social work professional knowledge can be utilized to assist in solving these problems. It highlights the challenges faced by the development of social work in China within its domestic context, as well as the limitations of imported social work theories and models, and underscores the urgent need to establish local social work knowledge. This is an initial attempt at researching social work in China and establishing local social work knowledge, reflecting the authors' passion for social work and their concern for marginalized groups. Target Audience: Social work researchers, government officials, and faculty and students from relevant disciplines in higher education institutions.