Repositori URV

Identifier: TDX:1460

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX1460

Authors:
Bañez Tello, Tomasa

Abstract:
Social Work Profession in Aragón. The process of professionalization of this female activity.Tomasa Báñez.We have used feminist perspectives and critical theory to do this doctoral thesis. Guided by feminist perspectives and critical theory, the thesis has the following aims: to try to understand the female presence in social work, to show the importance and the consequences of this female presence, to encourage my colleagues to incorporate feminist perspectives in their lessons about social work and to encourage future social workers to create a woman-centred practice.The methodological strategies of the thesis have been:1) Studying the gender relations in the profession.2) Paying attention to the female experiences. 3) Understanding work as a unit, which includes family work and job.4) Historical and processual perspective.5) Paying attention to the material and idealistic aspects of social reality.About the hypothesis of the research, the main idea of the doctoral thesis is to consider the social work profession in Aragón as a female activity as the result of changing the place where traditionally dependent people were looked after and the change of the people who did this work. In this way the social work profession was born, as a female activity with all of the characteristics of traditional female activities. That means that the natural qualities to do this work are more visible than the professional training.Social, political and economic changes in Spain during the 70's produced changes in the profession, however the female character remains. But the characteristics of the women in the profession have changed: their age, their social class, their motivations, etc. On the other hand, as a result of these changes the labour and salary conditions have improved and