Transforming Swedish Social Work with Engaged Anthropology

Author reflects on anthropological tools and perspectives used during the past 6 years teaching in an intercultural and international social work program in Northern Sweden. An anthropological critique of power, informed by postcolonial and critical race perspectives, contributes to an engaged analy...

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Main Author: Lena Sawyer
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
French
Published: New Proposals Publishing Society 2009
Subjects:
anthro-se
socio
Northern Sweden
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/355b04cb0cd2497abbda691085f596e7
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Transforming Swedish Social Work with Engaged Anthropology
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title Transforming Swedish Social Work with Engaged Anthropology
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title_full_unstemmed Transforming Swedish Social Work with Engaged Anthropology
title_sort transforming swedish social work with engaged anthropology
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