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Doing Justice

A Typology of Helping Attitudes Toward Sexual Groups

North Carolina State University, tuhancoc{at}chass.ncsu.edu

Social workers in small towns and rural communities who restrict their practice on moral grounds may be oppressive to women who are seeking a range of reproductive health options and clients with the gay/lesbian lifestyle. On the basis of observations of students who were enrolled in a rural-based BSW program in a conservatively religious affiliated university, the author presents a typology that categorizes the students' views on justice and oppression and willingness to work in practice situations with which the students disagree on moral grounds. Three orientations are illustrated: an ethic of conformity, an ethic of individualism, and an ethic of care. Implications for practice and teaching are discussed.

Key Words: social justice • social work education • social work values and ethics

Affilia, Vol. 23, No. 4, 349-362 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109908323970


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