He may have learned this watching his father skip meals, even though he is diabetic, so the rest of the family will have more food. His mother and father have also taken in his nephew Joey, and his cousin Roberto who is undocumented and unable to contribute much to the household because of his ill health and rudimentary English skills. These examples may have taught him that you do what you must for family above all else. But family assistance can become a negative in a difficult family situation, such as a parent being stressed or ill (Telzar et al. 2015).
Though Gloria is afraid the violence in her marriage will escalate, she also may stay with her husband because of her learned behavior. Gloria sees that her father is the head of the Sanchez …show more content…
Interventions for individuals may be hard to develop with this theory. Functionalism theory focuses on groups working together to maintain stability in society. It does not address inequalities and also is primarily used for large groups. Symbolic interactionism and social constructionism looks at the meanings people attach to interactions with systems and each other which can also affect how we see ourselves (Rogers, A. 2013). This theory seems a good fit, but criticism of this theory is that it focuses so much on the individual it doesn’t take into consideration society, which might damage its effectiveness. Feminism is the advocacy for equality between men and women in a male dominated world. Social workers are starting to use it more with all minority groups and against oppression (Rogers, A. 2013). Although symbolic interactionism and social constructionism and feminism theory both seemed good theories to use, culturalism perspective seemed the best …show more content…
Social change, if on a large scale, is also called a social movement (Rogers, A. 2013).
The four theories listed under the social change lens are: racism, discrimination, and oppression theories, social and economic justice perspectives, social change and action perspectives, and community organization theories (Rogers, A. 2013).
Community organization tries to bring community members together to improve it in some way. social and economic justice champions for broad conditions for justice such as poverty. Social change usually involves advocating to meet some type of social need. These theories were too broad a scale.
The last theory for assessing Alejandro and Gloria is racism, discrimination, and oppression. It can be applied to individuals. They will both be assessed under oppression. Oppression is to severely limit a person or group Rogers, A. 2013).
Alejandro was being oppressed by the expectations of his family and culture. His upbringing made him feel a sense of obligation to the community to be what they needed. In his case, a resource to purchase cars. The expectations he felt from his family, and the financial situation his family was in made him feel he had to follow the examples of the other Mexican men in his life. And feeling that the career he would choose for himself would not be respected, has caused him to pull back from
Though Gloria is afraid the violence in her marriage will escalate, she also may stay with her husband because of her learned behavior. Gloria sees that her father is the head of the Sanchez …show more content…
Interventions for individuals may be hard to develop with this theory. Functionalism theory focuses on groups working together to maintain stability in society. It does not address inequalities and also is primarily used for large groups. Symbolic interactionism and social constructionism looks at the meanings people attach to interactions with systems and each other which can also affect how we see ourselves (Rogers, A. 2013). This theory seems a good fit, but criticism of this theory is that it focuses so much on the individual it doesn’t take into consideration society, which might damage its effectiveness. Feminism is the advocacy for equality between men and women in a male dominated world. Social workers are starting to use it more with all minority groups and against oppression (Rogers, A. 2013). Although symbolic interactionism and social constructionism and feminism theory both seemed good theories to use, culturalism perspective seemed the best …show more content…
Social change, if on a large scale, is also called a social movement (Rogers, A. 2013).
The four theories listed under the social change lens are: racism, discrimination, and oppression theories, social and economic justice perspectives, social change and action perspectives, and community organization theories (Rogers, A. 2013).
Community organization tries to bring community members together to improve it in some way. social and economic justice champions for broad conditions for justice such as poverty. Social change usually involves advocating to meet some type of social need. These theories were too broad a scale.
The last theory for assessing Alejandro and Gloria is racism, discrimination, and oppression. It can be applied to individuals. They will both be assessed under oppression. Oppression is to severely limit a person or group Rogers, A. 2013).
Alejandro was being oppressed by the expectations of his family and culture. His upbringing made him feel a sense of obligation to the community to be what they needed. In his case, a resource to purchase cars. The expectations he felt from his family, and the financial situation his family was in made him feel he had to follow the examples of the other Mexican men in his life. And feeling that the career he would choose for himself would not be respected, has caused him to pull back from