2. Background Characteristics and Social Work Activism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Tables XI
4. Foreword XIII
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Social Action Attitudes and Behaviors: The Sixties Versus the Eighties 9
7. 2. Background Characteristics and Social Work Activism 32
8. 3. The Professional Attributes of Social Workers: The Sixties Versus the Eighties 70
9. 4. Professionalization and Social Worker Activism: Two Tests of the “Conservative Professional Community” Model 102
10. 5. The Mythology and the Future of Social Work Professionalization and Activism 128
11. APPENDIX A. The Future of Research on Social Work Professionalization and Activism 137
12. APPENDIX B. Major Indices and Their Component Items 141
13. Notes 149
14. References 151
15. Index 163