Social Issues In Social Work

The social issues I care most about are gender, and racial injustices. More specifically, I care about ending the discrimination, racism, and sexism that occurs in society. I think that these issues are more covert, and institutional. Racism and sexism exist in hiring practices, housing, education, and in politics. In addition, I think these issues have been apparent with the election. For example, Donald Trump and his supporters have demonstrated racial biases towards many minorities in this country. Furthermore, in the news lately, there has been a few police officers who have inflicted violence against minority males. Moreover, women are still obtaining less money than their male counterparts in certain jobs. I think these all are illustrations that racism, discrimination, and sexism is still current in today’s society.
How could I get involved to impact this issue is to continue to engage in discussion about these social injustices. In addition, encourage people in the social work field that I interact with to dismantle these systems. However, I think with awareness, and education these issues will be less severe over time. For example, the people involved in the black lives movement, who are peacefully protesting, are spreading this awareness of racism. In addition, I think Hillary Clinton running for president, and other females in male …show more content…
I am not entirely sure on a local level how social workers have impacted society in combating injustices. I think that social workers can participate in more advocacy, and attempt to change systems that perpetuate inequalities. Furthermore, social workers who are interested in international affairs, and policy can work toward unifying society, and eradicating social injustices. In general, people in the United States can start through voting for politicians that are seeking to change institutions, and systems to become more inclusive of all