A5089255641- Social Work Education and Practice
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University
2018-2024
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2009
'Social Work' has become more widely accepted in the Chinese Mainland since 2006 when government decided that social work profession could key solution to meeting rising needs of development. Subsequently Shenzhen was selected as one cities for developing a local system. This paper reviews and assesses experience. It finds despite efforts introduce national examination accrediting profession, system developed by proved be somewhat ineffective general public remains uninformed ignorant about...
This short article presents the plight of grassroots under Covid-19 pandemic, which has been in third wave from mid-July 2020. Like many other places, outbreak caused economic downturn, and intensified stress about health rising unemployment. The disadvantaged groups are suffering most, shows problem social inequality community. roles community work Hong Kong highlighted to show how workers can contribute crisis management empowerment deprived.
The main aim of this study is to fill a gap in the research on Chinese grandparents who raise their grandchildren Hong Kong, which has implications for social policy and welfare services. Grandparenting embedded culture, emphasizes blood ties intergenerational relationships support. However, meanings ascribed by serve as surrogate/substitute parents have been found be very different those general, play less central role caregiving. cultural specificity experiences grandparenting are examined...
Abstract Echoing the call to incorporate intersectionality framework into studies of gender structure, this paper applied re-analyse quantitative and qualitative findings an evaluation study on a women empowerment community project in Hong Kong. This effort revealed importance structure’s dimension sexual division labour intersectional effects gender, race class explaining mixed traditional progressive views different items within domain across domains labour, specifically marital, parental,...
This paper discusses the effectiveness of an intervention model that was targeted at facilitating consciousness-raising and community participation low income women in achieving objectives reducing gender stereotypes cultivating a belief equality. A quantitative study conducted by adopting Sex-Role Egalitarianism Scale 11 questions were developed with regards to family The research results provided evidence had effectively reduced stereotyping five areas; raised sense self participants their...