02660cam a2200433 i 4500 150725t20152015enk b 001 0 eng d 9781137415035 1137415037 1137415053 9781137415059 SDU HV640 M394 A 2015 Masocha, Shepard, 211171 Asylum seekers, social work and racism / Shepard Masocha, Lecturer of Social Work, University of South Australia. viii, 129 pages ; Palgrave pivot Introduction -- 1. Historical overview -- 2. Asylum seekers in media and parliamentary discourses -- 3. Asylum seekers in social work discourse -- 4. Countering hegemonic narratives -- 5. Construction of the other -- 6. Conclusion. HKBU library YT2025 M09 Asylum seeking continues to be a highly emotive and politically charged issue. This book analyses social work through the concept of 'xenoracism' to challenge the outdated concepts of racism that still pervade social work. Using discourse analysis, it explores how language is used to construct asylum seekers in specific ways within social workers' narratives. It illuminates how the deployment of specific linguistic resources legitimates these constructs by rendering them as reasonable and acceptable ways of viewing asylum seekers. Asylum Seekers, Social Work and Racism demonstrates how racist discourse and exclusionary tendencies can occur without reference to overt forms of racism that are based on biological categorisations. Significantly, Masocha illustrates how social workers can counteract these exclusionary tendencies through their discursive practices. In demonstrating the complexities and ever-shifting contours of exclusionary discourse, it will be of great interest for researchers, students and practitioners alike--Publisher's website Political refugees. Social service and race relations. Racism in social services. 209435 Political refugees. Racism in social services. 209435 Social service and race relations. Political refugees. Racism in social services. 209435 Social service and race relations. Asylbewerber. 211173 Ausländerfeindlichkeit. 211174 Rassismus. 211175 Sozialarbeit. 211176 Flyktingar politiska aspekter. 211177 Rasism sociala aspekter. 211178 Social service. = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 109483 109483 0 0 lcc 0 HV0640 M394 A2015 0 CGB 281335 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-09-09 2 0 HV640 M394 A 2015 1000371630 2025-09-09 00:00:00 C.1 2025-09-09 GBE