Structural Social Work Ideology, Theory, and Practice

by Mullaly, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780195412451
• ISBN10: 0195412451
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This new edition has been substantially rewritten and includes new sections on globalized capitalism and modernism and postmodernism, and a new chapter on oppression as the source of social problems and the focus of structural social work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
I In Search of a Paradigm	3	(96)
1 Capitalism, Crises, and Paradigms	3	(20)
The Changing Face of Capitalism	3	(3)
The Welfare State in Crisis	6	(6)
Social Work in Crisis	12	(5)
The Concept of Paradigm	17	(3)
Utility of the Paradigm Concept for Social Work	20	(3)
2 The Social Work Vision: A Progressive View	23	(16)
Conventional and Progressive Perspectives within Social Work	23	(2)
Need for a Progressive Social Work Vision	25	(2)
The Fundamental Values of Social Work	27	(3)
The Secondary (Instrumental) Values of Social Work	30	(1)
A Progressive Perspective of Social Work Ideology	31	(4)
Social Work and Social Problems	35	(1)
The Ideal Social Welfare System: A Progressive View	36	(2)
Conclusion	38	(1)
3 The Neo-Conservative Paradigm	39	(13)
Conservatism	39	(1)
Neo-conservatism	40	(2)
Social Beliefs	42	(1)
Economic Beliefs	43	(1)
Political Beliefs	44	(2)
View of Social Problems	46	(1)
View of Social Welfare	47	(1)
Social Work Practice within the Neo-Conservative Paradigm	48	(1)
Critique of the Neo-Conservative Paradigm	49	(2)
Conclusion	51	(1)
4 The Liberal Paradigm	52	(15)
Liberalism	52	(1)
Social Beliefs	53	(2)
Economic Beliefs	55	(1)
Political Beliefs	56	(1)
View of Social Problems	57	(1)
View of Social Welfare	58	(1)
Social Work Practice within the Liberal Paradigm	59	(2)
Canada as a Liberal State	61	(1)
Critique of the Liberal Paradigm	62	(3)
Liberal Hegemony in Social Work	65	(2)
5 The Social Democratic Paradigm	67	(17)
Socialism	67	(5)
Social Democracy	72	(1)
Social Beliefs	72	(2)
Economic Beliefs	74	(1)
Political Beliefs	75	(1)
View of Social Problems	76	(1)
View of Social Welfare	77	(1)
Social Work Practice within the Social Democratic Paradigm	78	(2)
Critique of the Social Democratic Paradigm	80	(4)
6 The Marxist Paradigm	84	(15)
Marxism	84	(1)
Social Beliefs	85	(1)
Economic Beliefs	86	(1)
Political Beliefs	87	(1)
View of Social Problems	88	(1)
View of Social Welfare	88	(4)
Social Work Practice within the Marxist Paradigm	92	(1)
Critique of the Marxist Paradigm	93	(6)
II Structural Social Work Theory and Oppression	99	(64)
7 Structural Social Work Theory	99	(39)
The Imperative of Theory for Social Work	99	(1)
Socialist Ideology	100	(4)
The Heritage of Structural Social Work Theory	104	(4)
Structural Social Work as a Critical Social Theory	108	(10)
Classification of Theory	118	(1)
Order and Conflict Perspectives	119	(8)
The Dialectic in Structural Social Work	127	(4)
Inclusion of All Forms of Oppression	131	(2)
Structural Social Work: A Conceptual Framework	133	(5)
8 Oppression: The Focus of Structural Social Work	138	(25)
Nature of Oppression	138	(2)
Oppression as a Social Justice Issue	140	(3)
The Etiology of Oppression and the Politics of Difference	143	(2)
The Dynamics of Oppression	145	(1)
Forms of Oppression	146	(5)
Responses of Oppressed People to Their Oppression	151	(4)
Emancipation of Oppressed Groups: Assimilation vs a Politics of Difference	155	(3)
Structural Social Work with Oppressed Groups	158	(5)
III Structural Social Work: Practice Elements	163	(41)
9 Working Within (and Against) the System: Radical Humanism	163	(24)
Introduction	163	(1)
Working with Service Users	164	(17)
Surviving and Changing the Workplace	181	(6)
10 Working Outside (and Against) the System: Radical Structuralism	187	(17)
Alternative Services and Organizations	187	(2)
Social Movements and Coalition-Building	189	(5)
Progressive Unionism	194	(3)
Professional Associations	197	(2)
Electoral Politics	199	(3)
Making the Political Personal in Our Own Lives	202	(2)
Notes	204	(7)
Bibliography	211	(12)
Index	223