Title
The West and the Rest Divide: Human Rights, Culture and Social Work
Source of Publication
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
Abstract
© 2016, Springer International Publishing. Based on historical antecedents and continuing forms of imperialism, contemporary constructions of the world are exemplified by divisions, cultural conceit and skewed socio-economic development within and across nations. There is a tendency to present Western and Asian/African “culture” and social work as monolithic and dichotomous entities, thus reinforcing essentializing discourses on culture and social work, which I contest by dealing with three major issues—culture, human rights and neoliberalism. The inextricable relationship between socio-economic development, democracy, culture and human rights, with intersecting “race”, gender and national/regional belonging are predisposing determinants of poverty and human rights violations, which have important implications for social work education, research and practice.
Document Type
Article
First Page
30
Last Page
39
Publication Date
3-1-2016
DOI
10.1007/s41134-016-0003-2
Recommended Citation
Sewpaul, Vishanthie, "The West and the Rest Divide: Human Rights, Culture and Social Work" (2016). Scopus Indexed Articles. 1554.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/scopus-indexed-articles/1554