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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12490
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dc.contributor.advisorZhou, Y.R.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorSinding, C.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorSchormans, Fudge A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJones, Marilyn R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:59:48Z-
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:59:48Z-
dc.date.created2012-09-15en_US
dc.date.issued2012-10en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/7373en_US
dc.identifier.other8419en_US
dc.identifier.other3324029en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/12490-
dc.description.abstract<p>Interrogating the concept of power is ethical social work practice. This research aims to investigate the manner in which visible minority women social service providers perceive the concept of power as non-managerial employees in the women’s shelter system. Therefore, the necessity to delineate the ongoing challenges and contradictions that shape the work experiences of visible minority women social service providers contributes and furthers our understanding of social justice, critical social work practice, and strategies to enhance workplace equity. In addressing the phenomenon of power from the viewpoint of those affected, this ultimately helps to broaden the understanding how as social workers it remains pivotal to raise awareness about the ongoing power imbalances in social services settings. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews with visible minority women employed in the women’s shelter system in southern, Ontario were conducted and complement the author’s own personal reflections as a visible minority woman previously employed in the Violence Against Women’s shelter system. This research suggests that due to ongoing power differentials, neoliberal restructuring and discriminatory incidents, continued attention is required in order to address social inequality and enhance workplace equity.</p>en_US
dc.subjectvisible minority women; power; social service providers; women's shelter system; social work practiceen_US
dc.subjectSocial Worken_US
dc.subjectSocial Worken_US
dc.titleThe Fluidity of Power: Complexities, Contradictions and Challenges of Visible Minority Women Working in Women’s Sheltersen_US
dc.typethesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSocial Worken_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Social Work (MSW)en_US
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