Feminist Social Research: Developing Gender Consciousness In Social Work Practice

Abstract

Social research is one of the most important means of developing social work knowledge. However, traditional research methods are insensitive to the changing gender relations in modem society with the result that they render social services and policies ineffective in solving social problems. This paper argues for a gender sensitive approach to research which is fundamental in developing the social work profession in our rapidly changing society. The paper deals with two main issues: First,...