Confronting Injustice and Oppression: Concepts and Strategies for Social Workers

Neuausgabe 1998
ISBN: 978-0-231-10673-3
Verlag: COLUMBIA UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 304 g

Reihe: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series

How can injustice and oppression be overcome and prevented, regardless of who the victims are? What are the meanings, sources, and dynamics of these dehumanizing conditions? David Gil brings to these questions a lifetime of experience in social action and in social work practice and education. Writing for human services professionals, students, and activists, he sounds the call to embrace the core values of radical social work: equality, liberty, cooperation, and affirmation of community in pursuit of individual and social development. Gil identifies violence, unemployment, racism, and poverty as the chief injustices in society, and outlines the steps that must be taken in order to confront and abolish these through education and activism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gil, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Theoretical and Historical Perspectives Injustice and OppressionMeanings, Links, and Alternatives Injustice and OppressionOrigins, Evolution, Dynamics, and ConsequencesSocial-Change Strategies to Overcome Injustice and OppressionDilemmas and Vicissitudes of Social WorkImplications for Policy, Practice, and OrganizingTransition Policies Beyond Poverty, Unemployment, and DiscriminationSocial-Change Oriented "Radical" Practice

Über Autor(innen)

David G. Gil is professor of social policy and director of the Center for Social Change, The Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare at Brandeis University.