The Decimation of America's Middle Class and Its Meaning for Social Work

The current deterioration of America's middle class will test the ability of the social work profession to take the concept of class seriously and sharpen our understanding of the maldistribution of wealth as a form of oppression. The effort requires identifying and discrediting prevailing ideo...

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Published inJournal of progressive human services Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 76 - 93
Main Author Coleman, Sam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2012
Subjects
class analysis
Coalitions
Great Recession
Ideologies
Labor Movements
Middle Class
Popular Culture
Social Work
social work profession
Social Workers
United States of America
Working Class
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Summary:The current deterioration of America's middle class will test the ability of the social work profession to take the concept of class seriously and sharpen our understanding of the maldistribution of wealth as a form of oppression. The effort requires identifying and discrediting prevailing ideologies in both the popular culture and our profession. The middle-class crisis provides the opportunity to devise innovative coalitions of working-class and middle-class Americans. Recent efforts may point the way for social workers to help catalyze such movements.
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ISSN:1042-8232
1540-7616
DOI:10.1080/10428232.2012.623979