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Social Class and Classism in the Helping Professions
Research, Theory, and Practice
- William M. Liu - Counseling Psychology Program, University of Iowa, University of Iowa, USA
August 2010 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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The impact of social class and classism on mental health functioning crosses racial, ethnic, and social lines and significantly contributes to our overall well-being. Any attempt to understand individuals must include an understanding of how economic issues and class have contributed to their difficulties. In Social Class and Classism in the Helping Professions, author William Ming Liu presents theory and research on the impact of classism and social class on mental health. He provides an original framework—the Social Class Worldview Model—for exploring each person's individual and subjective life experiences. These experiences form a perspective that is unique to the individual. The author then helps the reader integrate this realization into the study of poverty, economic inequality, wealth, and the often overlooked implications of greed, materialism, and consumerism for a more complete understanding of social class and classism.
Intended Audience
This text is intended as a supplement for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses that address psychological and counseling theories, multicultural counseling, and research in the helping professions. These courses may be found in departments of counseling, rehabilitation, psychology, education, nursing, and social work.
The impact of social class and classism on mental health functioning crosses racial, ethnic, and social lines and significantly contributes to our overall well-being. Any attempt to understand individuals must include an understanding of how economic issues and class have contributed to their difficulties. In Social Class and Classism in the Helping Professions, author William Ming Liu presents theory and research on the impact of classism and social class on mental health. He provides an original framework—the Social Class Worldview Model—for exploring each person's individual and subjective life experiences. These experiences form a perspective that is unique to the individual. The author then helps the reader integrate this realization into the study of poverty, economic inequality, wealth, and the often overlooked implications of greed, materialism, and consumerism for a more complete understanding of social class and classism.
Intended Audience
This text is intended as a supplement for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses that address psychological and counseling theories, multicultural counseling, and research in the helping professions. These courses may be found in departments of counseling, rehabilitation, psychology, education, nursing, and social work.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Social Class, Classism, and Mental and Physical Health
Chapter 3. Problems in Social Class Measurement and Research
Chapter 4. The Social Class Worldview Model
Chapter 5. Social Class and Psychotherapy, Counseling, and Career-Related Issues
Chapter 6. The Impact of Social Class and Classism on Healthy Psychological Development
Chapter 7. Greed, Materialism, and Affluence and Mental Health: The Rich Are Not Immune
Chapter 8. Classism, Inequalities, and Poverty
Chapter 9. Integrating Social Class and Classism Into Training, Education, and Supervision
Chapter 10. Social Class, Classism, Advocacy, and Social Justice
References
Index
About the Author
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