Social Work Practice

Social Work Practice

Discrimination is only noticing differentiating behaviors; whereas prejudice is about giving a negative perspective. Discrimination is identification of fact, for instance, a person has red hair and the other has brown. It does not form any opinion; however, prejudice related to exhibiting hatred or derogation against some religion, color or race without having any information or knowledge about the group.

The term gender roles is used for the behavioral and social norms which are believed to be socially associated with a specific gender, based on the culture in which they live. Along with differentiation based on cultures, gender roles are also altered with the passage of time. Moreover, various, differences of opinion exist as to whether differences in observed gender roles are a result of social and cultural factors; thus, the outcome of socialization practices and the extent to which gender differences exist as a result of physiological or biological factors is also confusion (Gates, 2011).

Sex role socialization practices are derived from the behaviors resulting from interactions and reaction of various factors of socialization. These practices of socialization arises and changes with the passage of time and experiences. Thus, the sex roles which children exhibit may be entirely different from those of their parents, and this is because every person acts out from their senses. Moreover, the society prevailing in the United States is not gender-blind.

The change process of social work comprises of 5 basic steps, which include Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Dissemination and Sustainability

The scientific study of sexuality by Freud, Kinsey, and the team of Masters and Johnson states that children are capable of every psychical sexual function and of many somatic ones' and that it is wrong to suppose that their sexual life begins only at puberty. But on the other hand, these studies also declares that 'the organization and evolution of the human species seek to avoid any considerable sexual activity in childhood', that the sexual motive forces in human beings should be stored up and only released at puberty and that this explains why sexual experiences in childhood are bound to be pathogenic (Oscar, 1996).

The theory of culture of poverty expands on the poverty cycle. Supporters of this theory have raised arguments that poor people also have a unique system of values apart from lacking resources. As stated by Oscar Lewis, The subculture [of the poor] develops mechanisms that tend to perpetuate it, especially because of what happens to the world view, aspirations, and character of the children who grow up in it.

The term ethnic sensitive is alternatively used for anti-oppressive practice or anti-discriminatory practice; however, there are a few differences based on the meanings of oppression and discrimination. In order to practice anti-oppressive social work, the practitioners must have an understanding of their values and their impact on the practice, as well as, judicial knowledge.

The Strength's perspective identifies the potential of a person in his or her abilities and strengths to deal with problems, awareness is also a part of a person's ...