Race, Gender, and Class <fwd>

["ERIC W. SWANK" <e.swank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This call for papers might be of interest to some on this list.

Thanks,
 
Eric Swank
Morehead State University
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Morehead, KY 40351
606) 783-2190

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CALL FOR PAPERS -- Special Issue of the Journal

Race, Gender & Class

 "Intersections of race, gender, and class in social service and 
social welfare contexts."

Keith Kilty and Eric Swank (Guest Editors)

       Even within the mainstream realms of social work, there is an
acknowledgment that social work is indivisible from social justice
work. For example, the NASW code of ethics explicitly states that 
"social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on 
behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of 
people."   Moreover, social workers are suppose to "prevent" and 
"eliminate" the discrimination that are based on "race, ethnicity,
national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital 
status, or physical disability."
         While these goals are salutary, many policies and practices 
of the "helping profession" have intentionally or inadvertently 
reproduced many inequalities. To explore these issues, we are 
looking for informed papers which show how social work practices 
perpetuate or challenge the ever present hierarchies of class, race, 
and gender.  The submissions can focus on micro processes, such as 
the way in which race, class, and gender issues are played-out in 
the face-to-face interaction of clients and workers.  Other papers 
can explore the macro issues of how the  construction and 
implementation of social policies reflect/reinforce prevailing values
and ideologies.   Finally, papers that show how individual and 
collective forms of empowerment can mitigate or eliminate these 
oppressions are also sought.
         The editors seek papers from authors who are within and 
outside of the field of social work. There is no preferred 
methodological approach, authors can do quantitative analysis of 
national programs or a content analysis of posters in a Food Stamps 
office.  All that matters is that the methods fit the research 
question and the research questions deals with the intersections 
between race, class, and gender hierarchies.
      Our preference is for short to medium length manuscripts (15 to
25 pages).  Since we seek an interdisciplinary audience, submissions
should not be inundated with discipline specific jargon.  Conversely,
authors should not feel as if they must skimp on theoretical or 
methodological rigor for the sake of clarity.  We encourage the use 
of APA citation style and discourage the use of footnotes.  The 
deadline for submissions is November 15, 2000.  Papers should be sent
in triplicate to Keith M. Kilty, College of Social Work, Ohio State 
University, 1947College Road, Columbus, OH 43210.To contact editors, 
try e.swank@morehead-st.edu or kkilty@pop.service.ohio-state.edu.  


For further information on the journal Race, Gander, and Class try
http://www.suno.edu/sunorgc/>

Eric Swank
Morehead State University
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Morehead, KY 40351
606) 783-2190



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Email: e.swank@morehead-st.edu
Morehead State University