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Elisabeth Reichert Challenges in Human Rights (Paperback). Author: Elisabeth Reichert. Contributor: Elisabeth Reichert (Edited by). However, in applying human rights to contemporary situations, social workers often encounter challenges that require thinking outside the box. Further DetailsTitle: Challenges in Human Rights Condition: New Subtitle: A Social Work Perspective Author: Elisabeth Reichert Contributor: Elisabeth Reichert (Edited by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0231137214 EAN: 9780231137218 ISBN: 9780231137218 Publisher: Columbia University Press Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Social Sciences, Law & Politics Release Date: 10/16/2007 Description: By using human rights as a guidepost, social workers can help create social welfare policies that better serve societal needs. However, in applying human rights to contemporary situations, social workers often encounter challenges that require thinking outside the box. Bringing together provocative essays from a diverse range of authors, Elisabeth Reichert demonstrates how approaching social work from a human rights perspective can profoundly affect legislation, resource management, and enforcement of policies. Topics include the reconciliation of cultural relativism with universal human rights; the debate over whether human rights truly promote economic and social development or simply allow economically developed societies to exploit underdeveloped countries; the role of gender in the practice of human rights; the tendency to promote political and civil rights over economic and social rights; and the surprising connection between the social work and legal professions. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 155mm Item Length: 231mm Release Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.