Jane Addams, Coherence in Uncertain Times: a Political Entrepreneurship in Social Work,Jane Addams, Coherencia en Tiempos Inciertos: un Emprendimiento Político en el Trabajo Social

Since its inception, social work has promoted the defense of human rights and social justice. Doing so has also implied having an influence in the political arena. Although, in some contexts, participation in the political arena of social workers is limited. Based on an analysis of the figure of Jan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Melgar Alcantud, Patrícia, Plaja, Teresa, Munté i Pascual, Ariadna, Redondo, Gisela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/26987
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/26987
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Justícia social
Social justice
Treball social
Social service
Treballadors socials
Social workers
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
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Sumario:Since its inception, social work has promoted the defense of human rights and social justice. Doing so has also implied having an influence in the political arena. Although, in some contexts, participation in the political arena of social workers is limited. Based on an analysis of the figure of Jane Addams, using a bibliographic analysis, this study shows the role that social work can play in changing policies and the importance of being coherent with personal values, as well as engaging in equal dialogue using human rights and social justice as a starting point. Jane Addams became a political entrepreneur in fields such as the struggle for women's rights, the rights of immigrants, the fight against child labor exploitation and the quest for peace. This positioning had negative repercussions on her public image, although she was finally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize