Work-Related Perceptions of Social Workers Versus Administrators: More Grist for the "Is Social Work a Profession?" Mill

Authors

Robert A. Snyder, Northern Kentucky University
Jane M. Ridolphi, University of Alabama

Abstract

The work-related perceptions of 683 employees of a federally funded public assistance agency were examined by occupational classification. The results show that persons employed as social workers report distinctively different patterns of attitudes and values than do those employed as administrators. These distinctions were most dramatic for the younger members of each group. The overall results fail to refute previous predictions of an evolving anc critical duality in the field of social work.

Recommended Citation

Snyder, Robert A. and Ridolphi, Jane M. (1983) "Work-Related Perceptions of Social Workers Versus Administrators: More Grist for the "Is Social Work a Profession?" Mill," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 10: Iss. 3, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1618
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol10/iss3/10