Implications of Racism for Social Work Practice

Authors

Seymour Mirelowitz

Abstract

This paper examines school and practice issues in social work in relationship to the concepts of ethnicity, minority groups, racism, and institutional racism. Operational definitions to establish conceptual clarity are also developed. The statistical aspects of progression vis-a-vis cultural diversity in social work institutions, enrollment in schools of social work, and representation on the faculty of schools of social work are studied. Social policy and the implementation of change in social work practice and education are then dealt with in relation to the current reality of the profession and the society in which it functions.

Recommended Citation

Mirelowitz, Seymour (1979) "Implications of Racism for Social Work Practice," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 6: Iss. 3, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1351
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol6/iss3/3