Question

what are the underlying principles and values of the feminist and empowerment theory.

Answer 1

The feminist and empowerment theories are especially important to the understanding of individual and socio-political levels of social work assessment and intervention.

Principles and Values of Feminist and Empowerment theory-

1- The relation between men and women has almost always been unequal and oppressive.

2- All known societies have been patriarchal it means male always try to dominate females in society.

3- All major institutions in social structure have been characterized by males like economy, politics etc.

Feminism suggests that our whole way of living is characterized by dualism, we are either male or female, black or white, poor or rich, rational or emotional. The separations between things such as theory and practice.

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