Diversity, Oppression, Change: Culturally Grounded Social Work [Paperback]

Diversity, Oppression, and Change, Third Edition provides a culturally grounded approach to practice, policy, and research in social work and allied fields. The book's intersectionality perspective provides a lens through which students can identify connections between identities based on race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, religion, and ability status. Through theoretical and empirical content as well as Notes from the Field, students become familiar with the culturally grounded perspective and culturally appropriate ways of engaging with diverse communities.Diversity, Oppression, and Change, Third Edition provides a culturally grounded approach to practice, policy, and research in social work and allied fields. The book's intersectionality perspective provides a lens through which students can identify connections between identities based on race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, religion, and ability status. Through theoretical and empirical content as well as Notes from the Field, students will become familiar with the culturally grounded perspective and culturally appropriate ways of engaging with diverse communities. Marsiglia, Kulis, and Lechuga-Pe?a have crafted a book about hope and resiliency, the miraculous ability of individuals and communities to bounce back from oppressive experiences and historical trauma, and the role of social workers as allies in that journey.PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Cultural Diversity and Social WorkChapter 1: CultureCultural Identity and Cultural BoundariesAssimilationAcculturation and EnculturationRaceEthnicity and RaceEthnicity and Cultural Identity FormationSocial Work and Cultural DiversityCulturally Grounded Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Social WorkPrivilege and EmpathyHigher Education and the Risk of ClassismRecognizing and Crossing BoundariesKey ConceptsChapter 2: Cultural Diversity, Oppression, and ActionlÀ