Social Work, Politics, and Social Policy Education: Applying a Multidimensional Framework of Power

Autor/inn/en	Krings, Amy; Fusaro, Vincent; Nicoll, Kerri Leyda; Lee, Na Youn
Titel	Social Work, Politics, and Social Policy Education: Applying a Multidimensional Framework of Power
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 55 (2019) 2, S.224-237 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Krings, Amy) ORCID (Fusaro, Vincent) ORCID (Lee, Na Youn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
DOI	10.1080/10437797.2018.1544519
Schlagwörter	Social Work; Public Affairs Education; Power Structure; Advocacy; Curriculum Enrichment; Teacher Responsibility; Decision Making; Agenda Setting; Political Attitudes; Racial Bias; Social Justice; Ideology; College Faculty; Current Events; Political Issues; Social Problems; Policy Formation; Citizen Participation; Federal Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Sozialanwaltschaft; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Lehrverpflichtung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Ideologie; Fakultät; Aktualität; Politischer Faktor; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Politische Betätigung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Bundesrecht
Abstract	The call to promote social justice sets the social work profession in a political context. In an effort to enhance social workers' preparedness to engage in political advocacy, this article calls on educators to integrate a broad theoretical understanding of power into social policy curricula. We suggest the use of a multidimensional conceptualization of power that emphasizes mechanisms of decision making, agenda control, and attitude formation. We then apply these mechanisms to demonstrate how two prominent features of contemporary politics--party polarization and racially biased attitudes--affect the ability of social workers to influence policy. Finally, we suggest content that social work educators can integrate to prepare future social workers to engage in strategic and effective social justice advocacy. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01