Human Rights and Social Responsibility: A Reflection

Book excerpt: The book 'Human Rights and Social Responsibility: A Reflection' edited by Dr. Gaurav Gaur is a significant contribution in the body of knowledge that helps in understanding the challenges of today's society. The book touches upon the scope of human rights with respect to vulnerable sections of society like children, adolescents, women, the elderly and contractual labour. The collection of empirical and field studies on issues of mental health, adoption, environment, governance, drug abuse, water & sanitation helps in not only understanding the existing and emerging areas of concern but is also are flection on how governmental, non-governmental and particularly social workers can come together to provide the sustainable solutions for these challenges. Even in today's time some of us understand the discipline and essence of Social Work. We sometimes interchangeably use the terms such as social work, social service and social welfare without understanding the basic difference.