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Global values shift and social work in America

Making positive change

Emma Gross

College of Social Work, University of Utah, SLC, UT 84112-0260, USA, Emma.Gross{at}socwk.utah.edu

English

Advanced post-industrial countries manifest values change in the direction of greater secularity and self-actualization. Since 1980, however, America has shown evidence of regression towards authoritarian and anti-democratic values. This article explores why the regression is occurring and its negative implications for social welfare policy development and practice.

French

Les nations post-industrielles avancées manifestent des changements de valeurs dans la direction d'une plus grande sécularité et de l'actualisation de son potentiel personnel. Toutefois, depuis 1980 l'Amérique fait preuve évidente de régression vers des valeurs autoritaires et anti-démocratiques. Cet article explore les raisons de cette régression et ses répercussions négatives sur le développement des politiques sociales et sur les pratiques sociales.

Spanish

Los países avanzados post-industriales muestran un cambio de valores hacia mayor secularizad y autorrealización. Sin embargo, desde 1980 América muestra evidencia de una regresión hacia valores autoritarios y antidemocráticos. Se explora el por qué de esta regresión y las implicaciones negativas para el desarrollo y la práctica de la política de bienestar social.

Key Words: practice • social welfare policy development • values shift

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 6, 719-730 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806069078
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