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.
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
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 ocial workers. Social Work, 54(2), 167-174.
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.