TY - JOUR
T1 - The Perception of Poverty and Social Welfare Policies among Undergraduate and Graduate Social Work Students in the United States
AU - Castillo, Jason T.
AU - Becerra, David
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Despite the primary mission of the social work profession to help meet the basic human needs of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty, numerous scholars have found that social work students are distancing themselves from working with and on behalf of poor populations. Given this, this study examined undergraduate and graduate social work students' perceptions toward impoverished populations and social welfare policies in the United States. The findings suggest that social work students' gender, race and ethnicity, educational status, living and traveling abroad, and socioeconomic status impact their perceptions of poverty and social welfare policies in the United States. Policy, practice, and research implications are addressed.
AB - Despite the primary mission of the social work profession to help meet the basic human needs of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty, numerous scholars have found that social work students are distancing themselves from working with and on behalf of poor populations. Given this, this study examined undergraduate and graduate social work students' perceptions toward impoverished populations and social welfare policies in the United States. The findings suggest that social work students' gender, race and ethnicity, educational status, living and traveling abroad, and socioeconomic status impact their perceptions of poverty and social welfare policies in the United States. Policy, practice, and research implications are addressed.
KW - Social work
KW - poverty
KW - social welfare policy
KW - students
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U2 - 10.1080/10911359.2012.664499
DO - 10.1080/10911359.2012.664499
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860321761
SN - 1091-1359
VL - 22
SP - 375
EP - 391
JO - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
JF - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
IS - 4
ER -