Violence Reconceptualized for Social Work: The Urban Dilemma

Soest, Dorothy Van; Bryant, Shirley

doi:10.1093/sw/40.4.549

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“…Previous studies have found that injustice, oppression and discrimination of any kind constitute violence (Van Soest and Bryant 1995;Young 1990). We define 'racial violence' as any indirect or explicit acts of racialized oppression or discrimination exercised by individuals, groups or institutions of the dominant power towards people of colour.…”

Section: Racial Violence Among Young People Of Colourmentioning

confidence: 97%

The response of youth to racial discrimination: implications for resilience theory

Kubiliene

Yan

Kumsa

et al. 2014

Journal of Youth Studies

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This paper presents a qualitative participatory study of Canadian young people who identified themselves as visible minorities and who have experienced discrimination based on their skin colour or ethnicity. Eighteen participants aged 15-24 (12 girls and 6 boys), representing four ethnic minority groups, participated in focus groups and indepth interviews and shared their responses to racial discrimination against them. Analysis of the data from the four discussion groups reveals that racism occurs in everyday situations and places, a lot of times manifesting itself as subtle forms of discrimination. Our findings also suggest that most of the participants tend to employ non-confrontational approaches when dealing with racial violence against them, and provide us with the rationale behind their intentions. Further, youth are not uniformly impacted by racialized events, and therefore the coping strategies they use vary based on individual and contextual factors. Three common strategies for healing can be derived from the participants' narratives: expressive-emotional, spiritual-forgiving and communicative-relational. We discuss our findings in the light of theoretical frameworks of resilience and coping approaches and argue that young people's subjective appraisals of racialized events as well as contextual factors need to be addressed in any discussion on coping and resilience within minority youth populations.

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Section: Racial Violence Among Young People Of Colourmentioning

confidence: 97%

The response of youth to racial discrimination: implications for resilience theory

Kubiliene

Yan

Kumsa

et al. 2014

Journal of Youth Studies

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“…The violence in the young adult fiction we analyzed reflects domains of social, political, and economic violence that interrupts the lives of characters and structures the context of the story. In our analysis, we found Van Soest and Bryant's (1995) conceptual model helpful. Their model presents violence as a complex, multilayered social phenomenon in which conditions of oppression and aggression are present.…”

Section: Defining Violencementioning

confidence: 78%

Monstrous Acts: Problematizing Violence in Young Adult Literature

Franzak

Noll

2006

J Adolescent & Adult Lit

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Despite a growing body of work that draws attention to the presence of violence in the mass media and its effects on youth, little critical attention has been paid to the role of violence in young adult literature. The authors believe that by bringing violence to the foreground in the study of texts, they can enrich and deepen what these stories offer readers. They suggest that the study of textual representations of violence is an important and underdeveloped aspect of literary analysis. Using a conceptual model, the authors analyzed violence in contemporary young adult fiction on three levels: individual, institutional, and cultural‐structural. They present descriptive analyses of eight novels and offer ideas and resources for engaging students in critical inquiry of the violence portrayed.

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“…Six articles were published on domestic violence (Bennett, 1995;Davis, Hagen & Early, 1994;Forte & Franks, 1996;Mills, 1996;Stosny, 1994;and Peled, Eisikovits, Enosh & Winstok, 2000). An additional five articles were published on violence and victims (Umbriet, 1993;Barnes & Ephross, 1994;Newhill, 1995;Van Soest & Bryant, 1995;and Burman & Allen-Meares, 1994).…”

Section: Recognition Of Forensic Social Work As a Field Of Practicementioning

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A Century of Social Work in Criminal Justice and Correctional Settings

Brownell

Roberts

2002

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Throughout the 20th century, forensic social workers have been on the front lines completing pre-sentence reports, risk assessments, mental health and substance abuse counseling, group therapy, community outreach, and social service and employment advocacy for juvenile delinquents, adult offenders, and sexual assault and domestic violence victims. This article bridges the past to the present in terms of social work policies and practices in the criminal justice system. The point of departure is the founding of the first juvenile court in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois. This article examines significant federal funding initiatives which have benefited youths, adult offenders, and crime victims. Emphasis is placed on the emerging role of forensic social workers in probation departments, law enforcement agencies, state and federal correctional facilities, addiction treatment programs, and domestic violence programs.

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Violence Reconceptualized for Social Work: The Urban Dilemma

Cited by 31 publications

References 1 publication

The response of youth to racial discrimination: implications for resilience theory

The response of youth to racial discrimination: implications for resilience theory

Monstrous Acts: Problematizing Violence in Young Adult Literature

A Century of Social Work in Criminal Justice and Correctional Settings

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