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A reflection on the indigenization discourse in social work

Huang Yunong

Social Work Development Research Center, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610074, yunongh{at}gmail.com

Zhang Xiong

Department of Social Work, the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China 200237

English

This article gives a brief review of the indigenization discourse in social sciences and in social work. We examine some assumptions and arguments by the proponents of indigenization in social work and suggest that attempts at indigenization may be less beneficial in some countries than assumed.

French

Cet article survole le thème de l'autochtonisation dans le domaine des sciences sociales et du travail social. Les auteurs y examinent quelques hypothèses et quelques arguments des tenants de l'autochtonisation en travail social et ils en arrivent à la conclusion que les tentatives d'autochtonisation peuvent se révéler moins porteuses que prévu dans certains pays.

Spanish

Este artículo ofrece una breve revisión soble el discurso de indigenización en las ciencias sociales y en el trabajo social. Examinamos algunos supuestos y argumentos de los partidarios de la indigenización en el trabajo social y sugerimos que los intentos de indigenización, en algunos países, pueden ser menos beneficiosos de lo que se asume.

Key Words: culture • diversity • indigenization • social work

International Social Work, Vol. 51, No. 5, 611-622 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872808093340


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