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View article: Looking Back to Move Us Forward
Looking Back to Move Us Forward Open
Social work was a progressive profession at its founding, and social workers sought to transform people’s lives through wide-ranging reforms and work with individuals and communities. Over time, social work has evolved into a more conserva…
View article: International Consortium for Social Development: Members’ Views and Future Directions
International Consortium for Social Development: Members’ Views and Future Directions Open
This article aims to discuss members’ views about the past and current engagements and activities of the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD), and the future directions and strategies. A survey method was employed to coll…
View article: Social Work Is a Human Rights Profession
Social Work Is a Human Rights Profession Open
As defined by the International Federation of Social Workers, social work is a human rights profession. This is explicitly stated in the professional codes of ethics in many nations. However, the most recent version of the Code of Ethics o…
View article: Review of <em>Social Investment and Social Welfare: International and Critical Perspectives.</em> James Midgley, Espen Dahl, and Amy Conley Wright
Review of <em>Social Investment and Social Welfare: International and Critical Perspectives.</em> James Midgley, Espen Dahl, and Amy Conley Wright Open
James Midgley, Espen Dahl, and Amy Conley Wright (Eds.), Social Investment and Social Welfare: International and Critical Perspectives. Edward Elgar Publishing (2017), 272 pages. $135.00 (hardcover).
View article: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 45 No. 4
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 45 No. 4 Open
This article provides an historical background to the special issue by tracing the evolution of social development, asset building and social investment in different parts of the world.These approaches transcend remedial and service-orient…
View article: Human Rights-based Social Investments
Human Rights-based Social Investments Open
Human rights provide a normative framework for social policy. Social investments are required for a state to realize the rights of its people. For example, the human right to health requires a well-funded system of health care infrastructu…
View article: Social Investments, Asset Building, and Social Development— The State of the Art: A Special Issue in Honor of James Midgley
Social Investments, Asset Building, and Social Development— The State of the Art: A Special Issue in Honor of James Midgley Open
First Paragraph:\nSocial investment and social development approaches seek to promote human well-being by harmonizing social welfare with economic development (Midgley, 2014). Social development emerged from diverse traditions, including p…
View article: “Children Can’t Learn on an Empty Stomach”: The Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast Program
“Children Can’t Learn on an Empty Stomach”: The Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast Program Open
The year 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party and their revolutionary approach to urban Black suffering in America. However, like many other social welfare contributions of the Black American community…
View article: Policing immigrants: Fear of deportations and perceptions of law enforcement and criminal justice
Policing immigrants: Fear of deportations and perceptions of law enforcement and criminal justice Open
Summary This study examined the relationship between the fear of deportation and perceptions of law enforcement, the criminal justice system, and the willingness to report crimes among Latinos in the US. Understanding the relationship betw…