
Confronting Injustice and Oppression
Concepts and Strategies for Social Workers
David G. Gil(Author)
Columbia University Press
Will be published approx. on 11. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-231-10673-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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An excellent theoretical framework for implementing policies and strategies to overcome the degrading conditions of injustice and oppression. -- Brian Henrie, Arizona State University Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental HealMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
267 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-10673-3 (9780231106733)
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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.
Content
Theoretical and Historical Perspectives Injustice and Oppression Meanings, 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