INDIAN MALE'S RESISTANCE TO SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION : POSSIBLE CAUSES

Abstract

This study explores the possible causes of an Indian male 's resistance to social work intervention. A case study design was adopted and five Indian males from multi-problem families were studied. The study found that there were multiple causes for their resistance. The causes have been categorised into three main themes, namely client related causes, informal social network related causes and social service related causes. This study shows, that, variables like the gender of the worker, client's perception of his problem, client's help seeking behaviour, client's familial experiences in dealing with problem, client's perception of how the agency could help him and the client's perception of the role be is expected to perform as an Indian male by his family and society, are positively correlated with client's resistance to social work intervention. These findings have generated several implications such as the need for social workers and their agencies to modify their service delivery to suit their clients.