Gender and Healthy Human Relationships
Communal living is the essence of the African experience, and Ubuntu is the conduit for humanness, connectedness, compassion, humility and integrity. Although African communities have always respected the roles between men and women, the hierarchical divi
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Promoting Healthy Human Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa Social Work and Social Development Perspectives
Promoting Healthy Human Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Ndangwa Noyoo Editor
Promoting Healthy Human Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa Social Work and Social Development Perspectives
Editor Ndangwa Noyoo Department of Social Development University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
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“Professor Noyoo and his colleagues have compiled an informative collection on the need for enhanced human relationships in social work and social development in post-apartheid South Africa. Although the social work profession has historically emphasized the importance of relationships, this issue does not feature prominently in contemporary debates in the field where a focus on the economic and political dimensions of development has often obscured the need for strengthening relationships. Arguing for a renewed emphasis on relationships, the editor and contributors argue that relationships should be a primary concern for both social work and social development. This is especially important in view of the social problems facing South Africa today. The contributors range widely over topics such as gender, ethnicity, migration, the needs of children and youth, families, people with disabilities and elders, and they consider ways in which relationships can be enhanced. Drawing on social work ethics and wider cultural and moral perspectives, they propose that public policy a
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