Summary of Research on Women Who Stayed with Land and Their Social Support: Considering Social Work Intervening Strategies
CHEN Qi1, HE Jing2
1.Centre for Research on Social Development and Social Policy in Hubei, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China; 2.School of Sociology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China
Abstract:This paper discusses the major difficulties faced by women who stay behind in the countryside and their disadvantage in access to social support based on a review of existing research. It proposes intervening strategies by social workers in the provision of social support to women who stayed behind in the countryside. The paper suggests that the women who stay behind, whose social support networks are singular and weak. There is a sharp imbalance between their demand and the supply of social support, offering opportunities for social workers to step in. Social workers' intervening strategies should focus on cooperation with communities on the basis of the use of government resources so as to expand the social support networks through making the fullest use of grassroots women's federations and self help organizations.
陈琦, 何静. 农村留守妇女社会支持研究综述*——兼论社会工作的介入策略[J]. 妇女研究论丛, 2015, 0(2): 106-113.
CHEN Qi, HE Jing. Summary of Research on Women Who Stayed with Land and Their Social Support: Considering Social Work Intervening Strategies. , 2015, 0(2): 106-113.