discussion

Readings

• Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Hackman, H. W., Peters, M. L., & Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2013). Readings for diversity and social justice. (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge Press.

o Chapter 26, (pp. 157–164)

o Chapter 27, (pp. 164–171)

o Chapter 28, (pp. 171–174)

o Chapter 33, (pp. 190–192)

o Chapter 40, (pp. 216–220)

o Chapter 41, (pp. 221–225)

• Furman, R., Negi, N. J., Iwamoto, D. K., Rowan, D., Shukraft, A., & Gragg, J. (2009). Social work practice with Latinos: Key issues for social workers. Social Work, 54(2), 167-174. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861823/

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Week 4

Class Diversity

• Liu, W. M., Pickett Jr, T., & Ivey, A. E. (2007). White middle- class privilege: Social class bias and implications for training and practice. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 35(4), 194-206.

• Sherman, J., & Harris, E. (2012). Social class and parenting: Classic debates and new understandings. Sociology compass, 6(1), 60-71. Retrieved from Walden Databases.

• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

o “The Johnson Family”

Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Hernandez (Episode 26 of 42) [Video file]. In Sessions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Power, Privilege, and Classism

Post by Day 5

• An explanation of how classism is demonstrated in the Hernandez video.

• Identify specific barriers to social services that the Hernandez family experiences because of their class status (e.g., working poor).

• Explain how the intersection of class (e.g., working poor), ethnicity (e.g., Hispanic), and migration history (e.g., move from Puerto Rico to mainland) may further impact the Hernandez’s experience.

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Week 4

Class Diversity

• Identity 2-3 strengths in the Hernandez family.

• Provide recommendations for how social workers might address issues of classism present in the Hernandez case.

• Explain how recommendations would address class issues