FRIŠAUFOVÁ, Magda. Research Accounts of Female Drug Use and their Implications for Social Work. Sociální práce / Sociálna práca. 2014, vol. 14, No 5, p. 35-45. ISSN 1805-885X.
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Original name Research Accounts of Female Drug Use and their Implications for Social Work
Authors FRIŠAUFOVÁ, Magda (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Sociální práce / Sociálna práca, 2014, 1805-885X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50000 5. Social Sciences
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/14:00086661
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords in English agency; drug use; empowerment; gender; intersectionality
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Magda Tesárková, Ph.D., učo 79135. Changed: 18/2/2016 10:36.
Abstract
Based on a critical review of social science research into female drug use, the author identifies a tendency to lay particular emphasis upon two roles: that of structural constraints or that of individual agencies. This dichotomous perception portrays women drug users as either powerless victims of oppression, or as volitional agents unrestricted by structural limitations. The author explores the implications of such specialised discourse upon social work practice and how it may contribute to further stigmatization and disempowerment of female drug users. Using intersectionalism and broad definitions of agency and social structure, the article suggests a basis for empowering social work practice.
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