Racism
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. In your textbook The Social Work Practicum, review Chapter 13, “Cultural Competence.”
3. Read the following articles:
a. “Revolt Without Violence: The Negroes’ New Strategy”
b. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics. Chapter 15. Page 429-445
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4. Review the APA Guide in IWU Resources for APA information.
5. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following prompts:
a. Provide two definitions of racism from the readings or other peer-reviewed social work journal articles and discuss their similarities and differences.
b. What sources of racial oppression do you think are connected with current cultural dynamics, politics, or policies? Give examples and explain your position. Do you believe there is a class system in America? Why or why not?
c. Briefly describe 2 solutions or approaches to responding to racial issues and disparities as described by Rae in Chapter 15 of Moral Choices, then make a brief argument for why one of these approaches may be helpful at the micro, mezzo, or macro level in addressing issues in your community or state.
d. Identify one key element of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy or approach to addressing racial inequality from the reading and discuss why the strategy worked.
e. Finally, based on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach, discuss one way that social workers can address racism at the micro, mezzo, or macro level today. Support your response with reference to the course material.
See the attached article to complete the assignment
Article-Revolt-Without-Violence
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