The Road Not Taken: A History of Radical Social Work in the United StatesThe Road Not Taken takes a new perspective on the course of social welfare policy in the twentieth century. This examination looks at the evolution of social work in the United States as a dynamic process not just driven by mainstream organizations and politics, but strongly influenced by the ideas and experiences of radical individuals and marginalized groups as well. |
Contents
Social Work A Radical Profession? | 1 |
Neglect of the Radical Tradition in American Social Work | 3 |
Uses of a Radical History of Social Work | 4 |
Definitions of Radical Social Work | 5 |
Emergence of Radical Social Work | 7 |
Repression of Social Work Radicalism | 8 |
An Overview | 10 |
Radical Social Work in the Progressive Era | 13 |
Legacy of McCarthyism | 131 |
Revival of Radicalism in Social Work | 135 |
Background to the War on Poverty | 137 |
War on Poverty | 139 |
The Great Society | 140 |
Milt Cohen versus HUAC | 141 |
National Welfare Rights Organization NWRO | 143 |
Social Welfare Workers Movement SWWM | 152 |
Influence of Socialism on Radical Social Work | 18 |
Context of Radical Social Work | 19 |
Revolution in Charitable Methods | 21 |
Emergence of Radical Social Work Methods | 23 |
Radical Social Work and the Labor Movement | 28 |
Creating New Roles for Women | 32 |
Social Work Radicalism and Racial Justice | 33 |
Were Settlement Workers Really Radical? | 35 |
The Spider Web Conspiracy and the Death of Progressivism | 39 |
The Great War and the Attack on Social Work Radicals | 41 |
The Red Scare and the SheppardTowner Act | 48 |
Equal Rights Amendment ERA | 51 |
Networks for Social Justice | 53 |
Civil Rights | 54 |
Impact of Social Work Radicalism in the Postwar Era | 56 |
Prelude to the Rank and File Movement | 59 |
The Rank and File Movement and the Precursors to McCarthyism | 61 |
Rise of the Rank and File Movement | 64 |
Radical Unions in Social Work | 69 |
Rank and File Movement Unions and the New Deal Politics | 73 |
Radicalism in Social Work Practice | 76 |
Repression of Radical Social Workers in the 1930s | 80 |
The Coming of World War II and the Decline of the Rank and File Movement | 83 |
AntiCommunism and the Attack on the New Deal | 87 |
McCarthyism Loyalty Oaths and the Suppression of Political Dissent | 89 |
Attack on Common Human Needs | 91 |
Government and Private Sector Purges | 92 |
Purge of Radical Social Work Unions | 95 |
Social Work and McCarthyism | 98 |
Persecution of Marion Hathway | 101 |
African American Social Workers and McCarthyism | 108 |
Purges Gather Momentum | 110 |
The Reconceptualization of Social Work Practice | 112 |
Conclusion | 113 |
Social Work Response to McCarthyism | 115 |
The Survey | 117 |
National Conference on Social Welfare NCSW | 118 |
Attack on Social Group Work | 120 |
Voluntary Sector | 126 |
Drive for Professionalization | 127 |
Radical Legacy of the 1960s | 157 |
Radical Influence on Social Work Practice | 158 |
Image Building in the Profession | 160 |
Impact on Practice and Education | 161 |
Radicalism and Professionalism | 164 |
The Redefinition of Social Radicalism 19701999 Part I | 167 |
Reaction to Radical Activism in Social Work | 169 |
A Not Always Radical Alternative | 171 |
Explosion of Radical Social Work Theory | 174 |
Debate Over Professionalism | 177 |
Peace and Social Justice | 179 |
Radicalism in Social Work Education | 182 |
The Redefinition of Social Radicalism 19701999 Part II | 187 |
Radical Alliance of Social Service Workers RASSW | 188 |
Reaganism and Radical Social Work in the 1980s | 197 |
From Radical to Progressive Social Work | 200 |
Bertha Capen Reynolds Society BCRS | 201 |
Putting Radical Theory into Practice in the 1980s | 202 |
The Renewed Assault on Professionalism | 203 |
Radical Social Work Theory in the 1990s | 205 |
Radical Social Work in Action in the 1990s | 207 |
Social Work Radicalism at the End of the Twentieth Century | 209 |
Where Are the Radicals in Social Work Today? | 210 |
Voices of Radical Social Workers in the 1990s | 211 |
Meaning of Radical Practice | 212 |
Challenging the Status Quo | 214 |
CommunityBased Practice | 216 |
Professionalization of Social Work | 220 |
Influence of Radical Social Work | 222 |
Consequences of Being a Radical Social Worker | 223 |
Perspectives on the Future of Radical Social Work | 224 |
Conclusion | 225 |
Conclusion The Future of Radical Social Work in the United States | 227 |
Significance of Radicalism for Social Work | 228 |
Radical Social Work in a World without Socialism | 231 |
A Final Word on Professionalism and Radicalism in Social Work | 233 |
Sources | 237 |
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