Frontiers in Sociology (Jul 2024)

Asserting the visibility of social work in science

  • Ariadna Munté-Pascual,
  • María Virginia Matulič-Domandzič,
  • Ane López de Aguileta,
  • Emilia Aiello,
  • Carmen Elboj,
  • Diana Valero,
  • Patricia Melgar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1411781
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Scientific evidence has shown that Social Work has frequently been considered a second-level discipline in the traditional sexist hierarchy, because pioneers and most social workers are women. The twofold objective of this article is to analyze the dynamics that overcome this consideration and to put forward actions to go further in the near future. The factors that limit these actions and those that make them possible are studied. This article exposes the dynamics of the current transformation of Social Work, namely, the increase in the importance of social impact in social research, the increase in interdisciplinarity, and the impact of interdisciplinary research.

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