Social Justice Through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Fairness Framework - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798823321082

Verlag: Cognella, Inc, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Social Justice Through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Fairness Framework is a vital resource that explores critical issues shaping our society today, including gun violence, racial discrimination, gender equality, immigration, and more, through a lens of diversity, equity, inclusivity, and fairness. It equips readers with an innovative framework that emphasizes taking responsibility for broad change over blame, tension, and shame.

Featuring 12 chapters written by experts across disciplines and specialties, the book not only discusses the deep inequities in our society, but also underscores the need for diversity, inclusivity, and fairness to inspire systemic change. It shows how the framework presented in the book can change individual mindsets toward diversity by enabling all people to see this work as an integral part of their own individual and societal values. Individual chapters cover cultural awareness and belonging, police brutality, voting rights, democracy, refugees, climate change and environmental justice, community engagement, issues of education equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.

Ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in social sciences, humanities, and various practice-based professions like social work, Social Justice Through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Fairness Framework is an indispensable resource for students and academics. It advocates for taking proactive responsibility for societal change, thereby equipping young scholars and professionals with the knowledge and tools to contribute to a society striving for true equality and social justice.

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Samson Chama is a scholar, researcher, practitioner, and professor of social work at Alabama A&M University. He holds a Ph.D. in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Chama has worked and collaborated with several international organizations, including the World Bank, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the International Labor Organization (ILO), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cognella, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798823321082
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Chama Samson
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