scholarly journals Professionalization of social work in Germany: a reflection on the history of professional space development

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-439
Author(s):  
H. -V. Bossong ◽  
Z. H.-M. Saralieva ◽  
S. A. Sudjin
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Social Parasitism ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Historical Continuity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of

The professionalisation of social work is examined using Germany as an example. The main aspects of the process are explored: professional qualifications, content aspects of professional work, resources allocated and their control, as well as empirical and theoretical research in social work. The evolution of approaches to aid motivation from ecclesiastical and Christian traditions of love for one's neighbour to institutionalised aid within the functioning of welfare states is analysed. The dynamics of approaches to the definition of neediness in order to prevent the development of social parasitism is studied, the historical continuity of forms of work with socially deprived groups is shown. The professionalization of social work is considered in socio-historical context: its connection with protest movements of neo-Marxist persuasion in 1960s and changes in the system of academic training of social work professionals with the introduction of Bologna system is analyzed. The material in this article is the result of many years of research, including participant observation by the authors. This text is the latest and the last article by Professor Horst Bossong, one of Germany's leading specialists in social work, social policy and administration. The article summarizes the author's long-standing interest in the history and philosophy of social work, which reflects major milestones in the spiritual evolution and economic development of contemporary European societies.

Allusions to the Victim and Sacrifice in the Andrey Kurbsky’s History and Reception of the 17th — Early 18th Centuries

2021 ◽  
pp. 186-207
Author(s):  
Alexey I. Popovich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
History Of ◽  
Interpretation Process ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Ivan The Terrible ◽  
Definition Of

The literary topoi and allusions to the victim and sacrifice in the biblical and historical context at the same time played a great role for Andrey Kurbsky as a traditionalist and innovator writer in the embodiment of the complex author’s intention of the History of the Grand Prince of Moscow (the second half of the 16th century). The article notes that the writer distinguishes, as opposites, the axiology of sacrificial feat for power doer and persecuted heroes. The article reveals the diverse reception of the author’s interpretation by readers and scribes of History. Kurbsky’s contemporaries and readers of the late 17th — early 18th century had different attitudes toward Kurbsky’s definition of the personality of Ivan the Terrible who makes unrighteous victims and the characterization of people affected by him as new martyrs. The rich handwritten tradition of History, including as part of the Kurbsky Collections, contributed to the emergence of new reader’s interpretations based on literary topoi and allusions used by Kurbsky. The intellectuals of the ‘transitional’ period A.S. Matveev, Evfimy Chudovsky, A.I. Lyzlov, V.V. Golitsyn and others were involved in this process. Textological and typological comparisons of certain monuments and Kurbsky’s History contributed to a deeper understanding of the literary context of the time when the prince’s writings spread. The study also helped to determine which Kurbsky’s ideas about the victim and sacrifice remained relevant for members of different class groups, and which were leveled out and outdated in the text interpretation process.

scholarly journals The social work professionalisation project before the 1990s in Aotearoa New Zealand: The dream

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Critical Consideration

INTRODUCTION: The meaning and purpose of social work has always been debated within the social work profession. The profession dreams of contributing towards a better, fairer, civil society locally and internationally. This article explores the professionalisation of social work in Aotearoa New Zealand. This exploration has been undertaken as background for an ongoing research project.METHOD: A critical consideration of the different theoretical and historical dimensions and interests at work that impacted on the journey of professionalisation of social work in this country has been undertaken based on a review of literature. Part one of the article outlines a definition of social work, and different concepts and approaches to professionalisation. Part two of the article contextualises the different approaches to professionalisation within Aotearoa New Zealand, from early forms of welfare pre-colonisation up until the early 1990s.CONCLUSION: The literature and trends discussed serve to both document the history of professionalisation of social work in Aotearoa New Zealand and as background to an ongoing critical research project which aims to uncover interests at work and interrogate the legitimacy of those interests, while enabling the voices of key actors from the time to surface, be explored, and be recorded.

Empire’s Residuals

2018 ◽  
pp. 169-200
Author(s):  
Long T. Bui
Keyword(s):  
Global Change ◽  
Cultural Geography ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Military Rule ◽  
South Vietnam ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

This chapter argues that Ho Chi Minh City (also called Saigon) manifests the contradictory historical processes that shaped the city, once the capital of South Vietnam, into the economic hub it is today. For historical context, it first gives a brief summary of urbanization and class transformation under U.S. military rule in Saigon, especially during the time of Vietnamization, and how this period arguably produced a form of “neocolonialism” as many of its critics claimed which never dissipated after the Americans left. By tracking the migration of overseas Vietnamese or Viet Kieu back to the homeland, we can view the ways global change is localized. Through a cultural geography and ethnographic lens, the chapter involves participant observation and interviews with locals and former exiles. Scholars who write about Ho Chi Minh City today tend to focalize contemporary industrialization and globalization processes as manifestations of state governmental reforms or foreign corporate encroachment. This chapter provides this same focus but make connections between current urbanizing developments to the city’s history of war.

scholarly journals Kneading, Needing, and Eating Black Bodies

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 217-240
Author(s):  
Fabienne Snowden ◽  
Willie Tolliver ◽  
Amanda McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Black People ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Black Bodies ◽  
History Of

Social workers have been on the frontlines alongside marginalized communities since the profession’s emergence. This stance continues with supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement and centering the structural inequities that the COVID-19 pandemic highlights. A narrative that centers the history of social work’s concern for Black citizenship in the profession’s formation is neglected in the literature. This historical review traces the genesis of the profession’s work to expand access to the entitlements of citizenship among Black communities. Thematic analysis of secondary sources is used to investigate the formation of the profession and its work to ensure access to resources among Blacks communities. Study findings identify that the profession emerged from the bonds between the Abolitionist Movement and the Women’s Suffrage Movement, then moved away from working with Black people during the Settlement Movement and did not return to addressing the needs of these communities until the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement. Black social workers answered the call to support Black and non-Black communities in the absence of the profession’s national organization’s presence. Social work needs, kneads, and eats Black bodies by being in complicity with systems of oppression. The history of social work and its concern and lack of concern for Black citizenship is a pedagogical innovation that addresses the historical amnesia that White domination fosters. The findings of this analysis call social workers to task to disrupt White dominant epistemologies of ignorance by incorporating this historical context into their social work pedagogy.

scholarly journals ‘Always take the weather with you’ – Aotearoa New Zealand social work in a dynamic global society

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Sarah Fraser ◽  
Sophie Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Work Education

Social work in Aotearoa New Zealand and in the international community has weathered many storms over the years. The forecast is for further challenges ahead as the world continues to grapple with economic uncertainties, changing political forces and environments. While in the South Pacific, indigenous and local models of practice are being recognised, developed and refined, social work is also shaped by the global context of our profession. This article reviews the history of the 2000 International Definition of Social Work (International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), 2000) and explores the increasing diversity of voices behind the proposed new definition to be presented forratification at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in July 2014. The influence that social workers from our small South Pacific nation are having on the future of global social work is then explored from the perspectives of an emerging social work student and one who has been active in the profession for over three decades.

The Historical Context of Talent Management

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Cappelli ◽  
J.R. Keller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Conceptual History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of

In this chapter, we review the historical context of talent management, and identify the key issues and debates likely to shape the field going forward. We begin by offering a definition of talent management that reflects how both academics and practitioners have come to view the field. We then provide an overview of the conceptual history of talent management and a historical tour of its practice, focusing primarily on developments in United States, where much more has been written on the subject, from the early days of industrial production to today. We conclude by offering our thoughts on the areas of inquiry we believe hold the most promise for those interested in advancing the science and practice of talent management.

scholarly journals Vital essence of a human in concepts of the Ob Ugrians and the Udmurts: to the question about Permian-Ugric parallels in mytho-ritual traditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-574
Author(s):  
T. V. Voldina ◽  
◽  
T. G. Minniyakhmetova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual

Introduction: the Ob-Ugric and Permian traditions have preserved elements of the ancient mythological consciousness, the study of which together with the available data of related sciences would shed light on the history of the formation of these ethnic cultures traditionally. The solution to such a complex problem is possible on the basis of a comparative analysis of the individual aspects of the perception of the worldview, including its basic values. The authors do not pretend to be unambiguous in their interpretation of limiting themselves for a start to the definition of a single worldview field with the existing of uniqueness, originality and individuality of the cultures of the communities under consideration. Objective: to examine the complexity of the general and specific ideas of the Khanty, Mansi and Udmurts about the components of the human spiritual essence (souls), its characteristic and exceptional properties, including reincarnation, family relations/ties and patronage of descendants under the perception of their traditional worldview of human life and its basic values. Research materials: the research materials are based on (a) the proceedings of the field study materials during interaction with the communities specified which are considered as the primary resources of the study undertaken by the researchers, (b) secondary materials are taken from the scientific articles, book chapters and literature etc. published so far, (c) similar research findings by the scholars in this area of study, and (d) archival resources of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Results and novelty of the research: the study of the ideas about the human soul among the examined ethnicities of the selected communities in this study have their own historical context; nevertheless, a comparative analysis of the findings lead to the novel reflections and conclusions those reveal both universal concepts for the ethnic groups and distinctive/specific characteristics peculiar to the Udmurts or the Ob-Ugrians. The Ugric and Permian people have a clear concept of the presence of two components in a human defined as two souls which are the necessary condition for a life. On the basis of this idea, certain judgments, norms of behavior, and ritual actions have been developed traditionally. The common ideas of these people are also based on the concepts about the role of the ‘mother goddess’ and the influence of the departed on the creation of the life and their ability to endow a newborn with a soul. A distinctive feature of the worldview of the Ob-Ugrians is the presence of a system of ideas about the reincarnation of the souls of the ancestors in descendants and about the connection between the soul and the flower(s) in the worldview of the Udmurts.

Islamophobia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Altaf Husain
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
South Asia ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Religious Intolerance ◽  
History Of

Islamophobia is not a new term but it has become commonly used in the United States following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This entry provides an overview of the demographics of the Muslim population in the United States. The historical context in which the use of the term first emerged is then identified, followed by a discussion of the two major approaches to defining Islamophobia. The term connotes either outright anti-Muslim bigotry due to religious intolerance or racism and xenophobia toward people from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia who are Muslim or who have a “Muslim-like” appearance. The history of anti-Muslim bigotry in the United States is traced from before the founding of the nation through present times. Implications are presented for social work with Muslim clients, organizations, and communities who may be impacted by anti-Muslim bigotry.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL ASPECT OF THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM SOUL AS THE CATEGORY OF THEORETICAL PSYCHOLOGY

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Gennadiy Koval
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Mental Structure ◽  
Conceptual Aspect ◽  
Theoretical Psychology ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

The problematic of the categorical aspect of the term of the soul through the prism of the principle of systematicity (organization) has been reviewed in the article. The problematic of the place of the category of a soul in the categorical apparatus of theoretical psychology have been shown through the context of general categories of the structure of the human – an organism, an individual, an individuality, a personality, the I, the subject. The problematic of analysis and disclosure of the meaning load of the specified of categories which is due to the application of the principle of determinism to their analysis has been noted. The possibility of building a hierarchical range of categories as levels of concretization (organization) of a mental structure of the one by analogy with respect to such a range of levels of concretization (organization) of a living that have been shown. It has been noted that specifics for a range of levels of organization of a living one is its start with a unit of analysis of what is alive – an organism, also specific is its completion represented as a unit of development of a living form of life – a body. The conceptual filling of range of levels of an organization that is characteristic to a mental structure is appropriate of general categories of the structure human in accordance with the principle of systemicity has been proposed. The article also deals with the connection of the concept of a soul with categories that lie beyond the scope of psychological science per se, like philosophy. The necessity of the said action is justified by the historical context of the humanity's literary and social practices that include the notion of the soul. The article concludes with the outline of the future direction for theoretical research of the outlined problematic aimed at making space for the notion of the soul in psychological science and the system of its concepts. Overall, the work is dedicated to the efforts of bringing more clarity to the use of the concept of the soul within the existing paradigm of psychology.

Civil society and the European Union. From enthusiasm to disenchantment

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-556
Author(s):  
Jürgen R. Grote
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
History Of ◽  
Wide Definition ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis paper adopts the wide definition of civil society, namely the one suggested by the EU. It includes all sorts of private collectives from producer groups, trade unions, care and common cause organizations, NGOs, to social and protest movements. Distinguishing between a structural (governance) and an actor-centred perspective (collective action) and, orthogonally, two levels of territorial complexity (the sub-, and the supranational), the history of the relationship between the EU and civil society is presented for the period of the past 35 years. It turns out that despite enormous efforts invested in the relationship from the part of both sides, and of many heroic declamations aimed at pathbreaking reform, the outcome tends to be relatively meagre and disenchanting both in institutional and organizational terms.

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