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Christian Kelley Sara Nield Ammon Braithwaite Caleb Wiggins Social Work 260 Brother Hay Questions to discuss and answer chapter one: How do your authors characterize and differentiate liberal, conservative and radical ideologies in the following areas: Change - Liberals tend to lean towards moderate change. They are in support of progress. Conservative beliefs are against change and are more stubborn, relying on traditional values. Radicals seek systemic change, and transformative change of the whole institution. view of human nature - Liberal viewpoints tend to be very optimistic compared to others.They believe in human progression, and their potential for more improvement. Conservatives are more skeptical, again prioritizing human tradition. People are lazy, and will be more naturally evil, control is good.. Radicals view human nature as more changeable, they believe people are good, but are corrupted by institutions. view of individual behavior- Liberals believe that people are not always self governing. . Liberals support personal choices and their rights, but believe the environment plays a part.. Conservatives believe that we have free will, therefore, we are responsible for our actions. Radical views of individual behavior are focused on collective action. They believe individual behaviors are directly affected by societal structures. Family- Liberals view the family as more diverse, and support individual rights in families, especially as families change. They support contraception and birth control. Conservatives practice traditional family values. They believe in traditional marriage and gender roles. Conservatives do not want the Government involved in their families. Radicals challenge traditional family and gender roles, they view it as oppressive.

society - Liberals emphasize equality, justice, and inclusivity in society. Society needs regulation to ensure fairness.. Conservatives are concerned about social order and stability.They also believe in traditional social hierarchies. Conservatives believe it functions well on its own. Radicals seek to challenge and transform current social structures and power hierarchies, due to conflict between power and those without. Functionalism - Liberals often criticize functionalism due to them favoring power structures. Conservatives align with functionalism. They emphasize stability and social cohesion. Radicals often advocate for alternative ways of organizing society. Conflict - Liberals align with conflict theory as they critique inequalities.Liberals believe that change is needed, therefore there will be conflict. Conservatives are more critical of conflict theory, as again, they are more focused on tradition. Conservatives believe personal power can be gained. Radicals agree with liberals more, as they challenge existing power dynamics and believe that people are corrupt which requires conflict. roles of the government and economic system - Liberals advocate for an active govt, as well as any government system that provides social welfare. They believe the market should be regulated. Conservatives do not like government intervention, and are more interested in capitalist economies. They believe the government should support but not control the market. Radicals show that market economy is unfair and exploitable, they believe in alternatives such as a socialist system. What reasons do you think the authors have in discussing these ideologies in a social work text book? I think the authors included this in the textbook to to show how different viewpoints interact with each other. It gives us more information on what these ideologies think about society. Yes, one viewpoint can sound worse than the other, but the goal is to allow us insight on how each ideology thinks. What do your authors say is the core of the following value systems? There is liberal bias in Social Work. Capitalist-puritan - Capitalist believe in private property, accumulation of their own personal wealth. They believe that capitalist systems are controlled by market forces and goods are owned by private businesses. In my words, my money = my money. (No Sharing) Judeo-Christian - This value system is considered the medium. It has beliefs that align with conservatives and liberal viewpoints. It attempts to grab the best of both worlds. We should focus more on love than judging each other.

Humanist-positivist-utopian - This is a liberal value system that focuses on the support of social welfare efforts. People are not always responsible for their problems, so they can’t be forced to be responsible for their solutions. Do you agree or disagree with your authors characterization of liberal, conservative and radical ideologies? I agree with some and disagree with other characterizations. I think Liberals are far more dependent on social welfare systems and government systems, than this book relays. I also think that radicals are far more closely related to liberals than this book relays. Overall, I remember this is a generalization, and I agree with the generalizations overall of each ideology. Value Systems: Capitalist-puritan values system- conservative 1. People are responsible for their own success or failure 2. Humans nature is basically evil but can be overcome by an act of will. 3. A persons primary purpose is the acquisition of material prosperity, which is achieved through hard work. 4. The primary purpose of society is maintain law and order so that this acquisition is possible. 5. The successful or deviant person is not deserving of help, although efforts should be made up to a point, top rehabilitate or spur the person to greater efforts on his or her behalf. 6. The primary incentives to change are to be found in economic or physical rewards and punishments. Humanist-Positivist-Utopian system - Liberals

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1. the primary purpose of society is to fulfill people's material and emotional needs, 2. If people's needs are fulfilled, then they would attain a state that is variously described, according to the vocabulary used by the specific HPU system, as that of goodness, maturity, adjustment, or productivity, in which most individual and social problems would be solved. 3. What hampers people from attaining this state is the impact of external circumstances that are not generally under people's individual control. Various HPU systems cite lack of education, economic circumstance, childhood relationships, and social environment. 4. These circumstances are subject to manipulation by those who possess sufficient technical and scientific knowledge and who use, in general, what is known as the "scientific method." 5. Consequently, individuals and society and ultimately perfectible. Judeo-Christian Value Systems - liberals and conservatives 1. People are created beings; one of their major problems is the fact that they act as if they were not and try to be autonomous. 2. People are fallible, but at the same time capable of great acts of courage and unselfishness. 3. The difference between individuals in terms of good and bad is insignificant compared to standard demanded by their creator; as a consequence, a person cannot judge others in such terms. 4. People's greatest good lies in terms of their relationships with others and with their creator. 5. People are capable of choice. In the 'active and willing" sense, but may need help in making this choice. 6. Love is always the ultimate victor over force.

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