The most important point from the readings is that philanthropy is not and should not be thought of as affluent whites giving to poor non-whites. Each racial/ethnic group‚ and even the communities within these groups have different philanthropic practices‚ but they all make important contributions to society. One commonality that I noticed for giving practices between minority groups is their tendency to send money “back home” to family or friends who are still living in their home countries. This
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and lived through I know with all that I am that social work is the greatest equalizer‚ the only profession that offers the truest and most direct interventions for social justice. To choose social work is to choose the path of social justice‚ to be committed to every human having the right to a fulfilling life‚ free of persecution and marginalization‚ and equal access to appropriate resources. In truth‚ I was introduced to the concepts of social injustice before I was ever acquainted with the term
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Feeling being torn between what can be measured and what cannot be measured highlight that there are different sides‚ thoughts and feelings about measurements in social work. The informants’ struggles between the measurable‚ the things not so easily measured and those things that are difficult or impossible to measure. There is a great uncertainty amongst the informants around the credibility and reliability in the results used and many of them strongly emphasize that measuring troubles them‚ “we
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Why I chose to become a social work major is a question in which I feel I can sum up in one sentence. No‚ not to help people‚ but to make a difference in the lives of the people all around me. Social Work is a major‚ in which I can go from many different angles to reach out and change a situation that may be going on to improve a person or persons involved. Being that I came into Social Work after obtaining my Associates Degree in Child Development. I noticed that there was more I wanted to do than
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In this paper‚ Team C will describe the relationship between strategic planning and financial planning for Dell Corporation. The first section will cover Dell’s strategic planning initiative and identify a strategic initiative discussed in the organization’s annual report; from this report Team C will describe how this initiative affects Dell’s financial planning. Team C will break down and address how Dell’s initiative directly affects costs and the sales of the company’s financial plan. The final
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Bocanegra “Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing” (Keller). The social worker that I interviewed‚ Juan Jose Bocanegra lives by this quote‚ he firmly believes that without adventure and putting yourself out there‚ life is pointless. Juan Jose Bocanegra is a very interesting and astonishing man‚ he was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. Bocanegra moved to Seattle‚ Washington in the year of 1971 to major in social work‚ he received his MSW and he also double majored in psychology and sociology
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As I read this book The Social Animal Conformity drew me in and intrigued me‚ I was able to understand why so many people conform to social norms. As humans –being have a desire to go along with the standards of a group of people‚ so we can be accepted as an in-group person and not rejected as an out-group undesirable person. No one wants to be an outsider‚ we all long to be accepted in a group. Sometimes‚ we go against or better judgment to be received into these coteries. This deep need to belong
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If I finish I will obtain a Bachelor of Social Work and a Minor in Early Childhood Education. It has not been an easy road‚ thankfully I am almost at the end of the road. The moment I decided Social Work and Early Childhood Education at first I thought they were not related at all‚ but this two years working and studying I learned how one system affects other systems (System Theory). I decided for a different path just in the case I burn out as a Social Worker. However‚ it is not easy to be a teacher
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some problems in life where they needed the support of others. In life we need people but not everyone has some one to lean on. This is where a social worker comes in‚ they are the support system for anyone who needs it. My ideal job includes being able to help families‚ having a supervisor to help with decisions‚ and being able to work all day. Being a social worker has all those aspects. Rather it is being in the office helping people work through issues or going out in the community to help a family
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person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics (Anti-Defamation League‚ n.d.). Racism is seen in individuals who have a misconception about and hatred or dislike for another person due to their skin colour‚ race or religion and so on because to racist people‚ their features or beliefs etc.‚ is much better and superior to those different to them. This serious social issue has a connection with and significance in social work. Social work is
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