Confronting Injustice and Oppression Concepts and Strategies for Social Workers

Name: Confronting Injustice and Oppression Concepts and Strategies for Social Workers
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ISBN: 9780231163996

ISBN-10: 0231163991

ISBN-13: 9780231163996

Edition: 2013

Authors: David Gil

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More urgent than ever, David G. Gil's guiding text gives social workers the knowledge and confidence they need to change unjust realities. Clarifying the meaning, sources, and dynamics of injustice, exploitation, and oppression, and certifying the place of the social worker in combating these conditions, Gil promotes social change strategies rooted in the nonviolent philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. He shares suggestions for transition policies intended to alleviate poverty, unemployment, and discrimination and examines modes of radical social work practice compatible with the United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and President Roosevelt's proposed…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 7/16/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 0.55" wide x 0.81" long x 0.05" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface to the 2013 Reissue


Introduction: The Relevance of Injustice and Oppression for Social Work and Social Policy



Theoretical and Historical Perspectives



Injustice and Oppression: Meaning, Links, and Alternatives



Injustice and Oppression: Origins, Evolution, Dynamics, and Consequences



Social Change Strategies to Overcome Injustice and Oppression



Dilemmas and Vicissitudes of Social Work



Implications for Policy, Practice, and Organizing



Transition Policies Beyond Poverty, Unemployment, and Discrimination



Social-Change-Oriented "Radical" Practice


Epilogue



Franklin D. Roosevelt's Economic Bill of Rights



The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights



Framework for Analysis and Development of Social Policies


Works Cited


Index