What Is Structural Perspective In Social Work

The main themes from chapter one focused on the perspective of social work. The functionalist perspective which is sometimes called the structural functionalism and it is used to understand larger social system and the functioning of society as a whole. The functionalist perspective is importance to social work because functionalist sees a useful function in everything in society. According to the Human Behavior and The Larger Social Environment reading that includes elements, characteristics, or processes that most people would view as a negative, such as poverty or racial inequality. With the functionalist perspective I believe that social work services should work together to help find a solution for the existing system which is unfair. The Conflict perspective is based on the theory of division of class, gender, race, or …show more content…
The structure of a social system is determined by social roles and shared expectations; often member share common goals. The construction perspective is based on the assumption that there is no objective reality; rather reality is defined by perception and is, in fact, a social construction. Social Construction perspective is important to the social work field because people of a minority group or marginalized may experience a social reality that is quite different from the one experienced by a different culture. By understanding this it will help me to better help different culture and approach every situation with an open mind. Just because in my culture I might experience or do something, this may not be the case for someone in my same culture group, not everybody goes and does the same thing as you. The rational /social exchange perspective is based on the assumption that human beings have the capacity to reason, make choices based on consideration of available alternatives and anticipated consequences, and act in their own best