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In this chapter, the author explores the concept ‘dignity’ by connecting it to social justice and vulnerability. Vulnerability because care and social work users are generally spoken perceived as vulnerable people. Social justice because it is the brother or sister of dignity; They belong together. The lecture is constructed along four concepts: Dignity, vulnerability, moral vulnerability, social justice, and a final section on tensions and essentials.
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van Ewijk, H. (2020). Dignity and Social Justice. In: S.M., S., Baikady, R., Sheng-Li, C., Sakaguchi, H. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39966-5_44
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