Confronting Injustice and Oppression
Concepts and Strategies for Social Workers
Published on 16. July 2013
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-231-16398-9 (ISBN)
Description
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 Jr. He shares suggestions for transition policies intended to alleviate poverty, unemployment, and discrimination and examines modes of radical social work practice compatible with the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and President Roosevelt's proposed "Economic Bill of Rights." For this updated edition, Gil considers the factors driving two crucial developments since his volume's initial publication: the Middle East's Arab Spring and the U.S. Occupy Wall Street movement.
More details
Series
Edition
Updated with a new preface
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-16398-9 (9780231163989)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
07/2013
Columbia University Press
€43.33
Shipment within 10-20 days
Additional editions
E-Book
07/2013
1st Edition
Columbia University Press
from
€57.99
Available for download
Person
David G. Gil is professor emeritus of social policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, and the author of Violence Against Children: Physical Child Abuse in the United States and Unraveling Social Policy: Theory, Analysis, and Political Action Towards Social Equality.
Content
Contents Acknowledgments Preface to the 2013 Reissue Introduction: The Relevance of Injustice and Oppression for Social Work and Social Policy Part One: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives 1. Injustice and Oppression: Meaning, Links, and Alternatives 2. Injustice and Oppression: Origins, Evolution, Dynamics, and Consequences 3. Social Change Strategies to Overcome Injustice and Oppression 4. Dilemmas and Vicissitudes of Social Work Part Two: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Organizing 5. Transition Policies Beyond Poverty, Unemployment, and Discrimination 6. Social-Change-Oriented "Radical" Practice Epilogue Appendix A. Franklin D. Roosevelt's Economic Bill of Rights Appendix B. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Appendix C. Framework for Analysis and Development of Social Policies Works Cited Index