Types Of Practices: Macro, Micro, And Mezzo
Macro Systems paper
BSHS/325
February 1, 2014
Laura Cobb
Macro Systems paper
Social work is a very complex and rewarding field to get into if someone really wants to make a difference in the world. There are three types of practices that are involved in social work they are known as Macro, Micro, and Mezzo. Social workers will experience many different challenges such as societal, and domestic problems. It is very important for a social worker to be able to find a way to empower their clients, allowing the clients to get into a better place in their lives. It is not easy being a social worker there is a lot of hard work poured into the field. As social workers we must respond to many hardships such as poverty, maltreatment, abuse, and …show more content…
They are able to be self-efficient and self- reliant. This form of empowerment means that they are able to effect change and have a sense of power and control over themselves. Political empowerment’s general goals are about change and social control. It is about political structures and a person’s relationship with them. This process transfers capabilities to people who do not possess, capabilities positions, and resources. The third form of empowerment is interpersonal. The ability of a person to influence others. This can have to do with the social status of a person, or the skills that they may …show more content…
“According to the functionalist view, stratification is a necessary and inevitable consequence of the need to use the promise of financial reward to encourage talented people to pursue important jobs and careers.” (Lardbucket.org 2012) They say that the poor do the jobs that no one else wants to do, and also use used goods such as clothing, and older foods that would not be eaten otherwise. Then “According to symbolic interactionism, social class affects how people interact in everyday life and how they view certain aspects of the social world.” (Lardbucket.org 2012)This means that they believe that poverty depends on social class. If they grew up poor and all they know is poverty. Than it is more likely for them to repeat what they have seen others do because it is all that they know and that it is a normal way to
BSHS/325
February 1, 2014
Laura Cobb
Macro Systems paper
Social work is a very complex and rewarding field to get into if someone really wants to make a difference in the world. There are three types of practices that are involved in social work they are known as Macro, Micro, and Mezzo. Social workers will experience many different challenges such as societal, and domestic problems. It is very important for a social worker to be able to find a way to empower their clients, allowing the clients to get into a better place in their lives. It is not easy being a social worker there is a lot of hard work poured into the field. As social workers we must respond to many hardships such as poverty, maltreatment, abuse, and …show more content…
They are able to be self-efficient and self- reliant. This form of empowerment means that they are able to effect change and have a sense of power and control over themselves. Political empowerment’s general goals are about change and social control. It is about political structures and a person’s relationship with them. This process transfers capabilities to people who do not possess, capabilities positions, and resources. The third form of empowerment is interpersonal. The ability of a person to influence others. This can have to do with the social status of a person, or the skills that they may …show more content…
“According to the functionalist view, stratification is a necessary and inevitable consequence of the need to use the promise of financial reward to encourage talented people to pursue important jobs and careers.” (Lardbucket.org 2012) They say that the poor do the jobs that no one else wants to do, and also use used goods such as clothing, and older foods that would not be eaten otherwise. Then “According to symbolic interactionism, social class affects how people interact in everyday life and how they view certain aspects of the social world.” (Lardbucket.org 2012)This means that they believe that poverty depends on social class. If they grew up poor and all they know is poverty. Than it is more likely for them to repeat what they have seen others do because it is all that they know and that it is a normal way to