The Road Not Taken: A History of Radical Social Work in the United States
by Reisch,MichaelEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-07-05
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
The Road Not Takentakes a new perspective on the course of social welfare policy in the twentieth century. This examination looks at the evolution of social work in the United States as a dynamic process not just driven by mainstream organizations and politics, but strongly influenced by the ideas and experiences of radical individuals and marginalized groups as well. Michael Reisch and Janice Andrews have interviewed contemporary social workers, seasoned and novice, radical and mainstream, and combed archives and scholarly writings to explain why the profession has faced intense, sometimes self-imposed repression, and why anti-social welfare main.The Road Not Takenis an appeal to examine the past, the battles deferred, and to consider the ways that social work might respond to current and future political and cultural threats to social work values.
Author Biography
Michael Reisch, Ph.D., is professor of social work at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Janice Andrews, Ph.D., is professor of social work at the University of St. Thomas and College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Social Work: A Radical Profession? | p. 1 |
| Radical Rhetoric and Reality | p. 1 |
| Neglect of the Radical Tradition in American Social Work | p. 3 |
| Uses of a Radical History of Social Work | p. 4 |
| Definitions of Radical Social Work | p. 5 |
| Emergence of Radical Social Work | p. 7 |
| Repression of Social Work Radicalism | p. 8 |
| An Overview | p. 10 |
| Radical Social Work in the Progressive Era | p. 13 |
| Roots of Radical Social Work | p. 13 |
| Influence of Socialism on Radical Social Work | p. 18 |
| Context of Radical Social Work | p. 19 |
| Revolution in Charitable Methods | p. 21 |
| Emergence of Radical Social Work Methods | p. 23 |
| Radical Social Work and the Labor Movement | p. 28 |
| Creating New Roles for Women | p. 32 |
| Social Work Radicalism and Racial Justice | p. 33 |
| Were Settlement Workers Really Radical? | p. 35 |
| The Spider Web Conspiracy and the Death of Progressivism | p. 39 |
| Spider Web Pamphlet | p. 39 |
| The Great War and the Attack on Social Work Radicals | p. 41 |
| Aftermath of War and the Beginnings of the "Red Scare" | p. 46 |
| The Red Scare and the Sheppard-Towner Act | p. 48 |
| Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) | p. 51 |
| Networks for Social Justice | p. 53 |
| Civil Rights | p. 54 |
| Impact of Social Work Radicalism in the Postwar Era | p. 56 |
| Prelude to the Rank and File Movement | p. 59 |
| The Rank and File Movement and the Precursors to McCarthyism | p. 61 |
| The New Deal and the Rank and File Movement | p. 61 |
| Rise of the Rank and File Movement | p. 64 |
| Radical Unions in Social Work | p. 69 |
| Rank and File Movement, Unions, and New Deal Politics | p. 73 |
| Radicalism in Social Work Practice | p. 76 |
| Precursors to McCarthyism: Repression of Radical Social Workers in the 1930s | p. 80 |
| The Coming of World War II and the Decline of the Rank and File Movement | p. 83 |
| Anti-Communism and the Attack on the New Deal | p. 87 |
| A Few Simple Questions | p. 87 |
| McCarthyism, Loyalty Oaths, and the Suppression of Political Dissent | p. 89 |
| Attack on Common Human Needs | p. 91 |
| Government and Private Sector Purges | p. 92 |
| Purge of Radical Social Work Unions | p. 95 |
| Social Work and McCarthyism | p. 98 |
| Social Work and the Progressive Party: Persecution of Marion Hathway | p. 101 |
| African American Social Workers and McCarthyism | p. 108 |
| End of the Decade: Purges Gather Momentum | p. 110 |
| The Reconceptualization of Social Work Practice | p. 112 |
| Conclusion | p. 113 |
| Social Work Response to McCarthyism | p. 115 |
| The Blacklisting of Bertha Capen Reynolds | p. 115 |
| The Survey | p. 117 |
| National Conference on Social Welfare (NCSW) | p. 118 |
| Attack on Social Group Work | p. 120 |
| Voluntary Sector | p. 126 |
| Drive for Professionalization | p. 127 |
| Legacy of McCarthyism | p. 131 |
| The Revival of Radicalism in Social Work | p. 135 |
| National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) versus the National Conference on Social Welfare (NCSW) | p. 135 |
| Background to the War on Poverty | p. 137 |
| War on Poverty | p. 139 |
| The "Great Society" | p. 140 |
| Milt Cohen versus HUAC | p. 141 |
| National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) | p. 143 |
| Social Welfare Workers Movement (SWWM) | p. 152 |
| Radical Legacy of the 1960s | p. 157 |
| Radical Influence on Social Work Practice | p. 158 |
| Image Building in the Profession | p. 160 |
| Impact on Practice and Education | p. 161 |
| Radicalism and Professionalism | p. 164 |
| The Redefinition of Social Work Radicalism, 1970-1999--Part I | p. 167 |
| An Overview of Late Twentieth Century Radicalism in Social Work | p. 167 |
| Reaction to Radical Activism in Social Work | p. 169 |
| Feminist Practice: A Not Always Radical Alternative | p. 171 |
| Explosion of Radical Social Work Theory | p. 174 |
| Debate Over Professionalism | p. 177 |
| Peace and Social Justice | p. 179 |
| Radicalism in Social Work Education | p. 182 |
| The Redefinition to Social Work Radicalism, 1970-1999--Part II | p. 189 |
| Catalyst Collective | p. 187 |
| Radical Alliance of Social Service Workers (RASSW) | p. 188 |
| Reaganism and Radical Social Work in the 1980s | p. 197 |
| From "Radical" to "Progressive" Social Work | p. 200 |
| Bertha Capen Reynolds Society (BCRS) | p. 201 |
| Putting Radical Theory into Practice in the 1980s | p. 202 |
| Radical Social Work in the 1990s: The Renewed Assault on Professionalism | p. 203 |
| Radical Social Work Theory in the 1990s | p. 205 |
| Conclusion: Radical Social Work in Action in the 1990s | p. 207 |
| Social Work Radicalism at the End of the Twentieth Century | p. 209 |
| What's in a Name? | p. 209 |
| Where Are the Radicals in Social Work Today? | p. 210 |
| Voices of Radical Social Workers in the 1990s | p. 211 |
| Meaning of Radical Practice | p. 212 |
| Challenging the Status Quo | p. 214 |
| Community-Based Practice | p. 216 |
| Sources of Political and Professional Ideology | p. 216 |
| Professionalization of Social Work | p. 220 |
| Influence of Radical Social Work | p. 222 |
| Consequences of Being a Radical Social Worker | p. 223 |
| Perspectives on the Future of Radical Social Work | p. 224 |
| Conclusion | p. 225 |
| Conclusion--The Future of Radical Social Work in the United States | p. 227 |
| Radicalism and the Social Conscience | p. 227 |
| Significance of Radicalism for Social Work | p. 228 |
| Radical Social Work in a World without Socialism | p. 231 |
| A Final Word on Professionalism and Radicalism in Social Work | p. 233 |
| Sources | p. 237 |
| Index | p. 265 |
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