Understanding Privilege and Engaging in Activism. Elevating Social Justice in Social Work.

Autor/in	Franke, Nancy Digby
Titel	Understanding Privilege and Engaging in Activism. Elevating Social Justice in Social Work.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 23 (2023) 1, S. 185-203 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/25825
Schlagwörter	Wissen; Therapeut-Klient-Beziehung; Diskriminierung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Sexualität; Ausbildung; Sozialarbeiter; Sozialanwaltschaft; Aktivismus; Prävention; Strategie; Vielfalt; Student; USA
Abstract	In order to best serve clients and be effective "social change agents," social workers must unpack their own privilege, learn about injustice, and work to dismantle interconnected systems of oppression. One way to do so is through engagement in social activism. This cross-sectional study examined intersectional demographic identities and knowledge of racial and heterosexual privilege as related to participation in political and social activism among a sample of 310 MSW students. Knowledge of heterosexual privilege was positively associated with engagement in political and social activism. People who identified as bisexual, gay, lesbian, or queer, as well as macro-focused students, reported significantly more activism engagement. A statistically significant difference was found in activism according to an intersectional race and gender variable and a race and sexual orientation variable as well. The study highlights the importance of including a critical approach to social work education that centers discussions about systems of power as oppressive forces that impact marginalized people and communities. MSW curricula must encourage engagement in advocacy and understanding of privilege for clinical and macro students alike.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2024/1