The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America--it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever.
Packed with case examples, illustrations, and proven learning experiences from the authors and other social work practitioners, the book integrates the major theories and skills that direct social work practitioners need to understand and master.
While helping poor patients from the South and West sides of Chicago, Jonathan Foiles realized individual therapy could not take into account the importance unemployment, poverty, lack of affordable housing and other policy decisions that impact the well-beings of both individuals and communities.
The Violence of Hate presents a systematic introduction to issues related to the sociology and social psychology of hate and violence as they target people who are different in socially significant ways.
This book outlines how social work students can undertake a research project from either a qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodological approach.
The New Jim Crow challenges the civil rights community - and all of us - to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America.
The references cited within each article can be a good starting point for identifying the significant literature on a topic.
Listed below are good starting points for beginning your research. Other useful sections of this LibGuide:
(e.g. Social Service Review, Newsweek, or New York Times) NOT article titles.