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The empowerment of the unmotivated powerless clients through self-help group in the community: an exploratory study of self help group for women in Tung Tau Community.

by Wong Chi Kan. / Thesis submitted in 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 307-314). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1-7 / Chapter 1.1 --- Reasons for the research / Chapter 1.2 --- Research design / Chapter 1.3 --- Definitions / Chapter 1.4 --- Setting up for the research / Chapter 1.5 --- The objectives and scope of the study / Chapter 1.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.8-29 / Chapter 2.1 --- The feminist thoughts / Chapter 2.2 --- Self perceptions of women in general / Chapter 2.3 --- Discriminations against women in Hong Kong context / Chapter 2.4 --- From depression to empowerment / Chapter 2.5 --- Studies on self-help group for the unmotivated powerless people / Chapter 2.6 --- Chapter Summary / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Conceptual framework of self-help group for unmotivated powerless women --- p.30-45 / Chapter 3.1 --- Why community worker should concern those unmotivated powerless groups in the community / Chapter 3.2 --- Concepts of empowerment / Chapter 3.3 --- Why self help group for powerless people / Chapter 3.4 --- The concepts of self-help and self-help groups empowerment / Chapter 3.5 --- The concept of self-help group and empowerment / Chapter 3.6 --- The latent problems of women in Hong Kong / Chapter 3.7 --- Starting a self-help group / Chapter 3.8 --- The roles of social workers / Chapter 3.9 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Methodology --- p.46-68 / Chapter 4.1 --- Research concept / Chapter 4.2 --- Rationale for application of qualitative research method / Chapter 4.3 --- Concept of qualitative research / Chapter 4.4 --- The built-in limitations of this research / Chapter 4.5 --- Research design of this study / Chapter 4.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Preparations and Implementations --- p.69-100 / Chapter 5.1 --- Preparations / Chapter 5.2 --- Implementations / Chapter 5.3 --- The method of data collection / Chapter 5.4 --- The coding method / Chapter 5.5 --- The analysis framework / Chapter 5.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 6 --- The results of the study: The perceived empowerment effects of the self-help group on the unmotivated powerless women --- p.101-143 / Chapter 6.1 --- The first phase / Chapter 6.2 --- The second phase / Chapter 6.3 --- The third phase / Chapter 6.4 --- Testing the reliability: the common empowerment outcomes of the self-empowerment effects occurred in individual interviews and group meetings / Chapter 6.5 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 7 --- The perceived empowerment effects of individual members in the self-help process --- p.144-256 / Chapter 7.1 --- Member A / Chapter 7.2 --- Member B / Chapter 7.3 --- Member C / Chapter 7.4 --- Member D / Chapter 7.5 --- Member E / Chapter 7.6 --- Member F / Chapter 7.7 --- Member G / Chapter 7.8 --- Member H / Chapter 7.9 --- Member I / Chapter 7.10 --- Member J / Chapter 7.11 --- Member K / Chapter 7.12 --- Member L / Chapter 7.13 --- The explanations that generated from the results on the occurrence of difference in the development of different individuals in the same process / Chapter Chapter 8 --- The results of the study: under what conditions and how the process of the self-help group empowered the unmotivated powerless women --- p.257-276 / Chapter 8.1 --- The possible relationship between the self-help activities and the empowerment outcomes of the self- help group / Chapter 8.2 --- The possible relationship between the role of social work interventions and the empowerment outcome of the self-help group / Chapter 8.3 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Discussions and Implications --- p.277-301 / Chapter 9.1 --- Discussions on the research findings / Chapter 9.2 --- Implications to community work / Chapter 9.3 --- Implications to social work / Chapter 9.4 --- Implications in working with women / Chapter 9.5 --- Implications in working with self-help group / Chapter 9.6 --- A proposed self-help group model for the unmotivated groups in the community / Chapter 9.7 --- Limitations of this study / Chapter 9.8 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 10 --- Conclusions --- p.302-306 / Reference List --- p.307-314

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323151
Date January 2000
ContributorsWong, Chi Kan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Social work.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 314 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Tung Tau (Hong Kong, China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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