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This unique and timely book, edited by Michael J. Austin, introduces and connects social justice to the core values of social work across the curriculum. It presents the history and philosophy that supports social justice and ties it to ethical concepts that will help readers understand social justice as a core social work value. The book further conveys the importance of amplifying client voice; explores organization-based advocacy; and describes how an understanding of social justice can inform practice and outlines implications for education and practice.
Social Justice and the Role of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations in Amplifying Client Voice
Social Justice and the Role of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations in Amplifying Client Voice
Introduction
It is a well-known fact that individuals with more education and money participate at higher rates in virtually every aspect of civic and political life (Brady, Verba, & Schlozman, 1995; Rosenstone & Hansen, 1993). Socioeconomic disparities in political participation rates perpetuate a class-based bias in public policy in which the voices of the poor and marginalized often go unheard in public discourse. As a result, the interests of marginalized groups remain underrepresented in policy outcomes and in the allocation of public resources. Macro-level social work practice emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with an emphasis ...
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