Publication Date

2017

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Study Type

Exploratory qualitative

Degree Name

Master of Social Work

Department

School for Social Work

Keywords

Social work education, Social service-Religious aspects, Spirituality-Psychology, Discourse analysis, Religion, Spirituality

Abstract

This social work master's thesis used a qualitative study design involving non-random sampling of syllabi at accredited master's level social work programs around the United States in order to address the question, "How is religion constructed in social work education?" Materials addressing religion were extracted from syllabi used in first year required practice classes at 15 schools in five different geographic regions around the country. The texts were then analyzed using the techniques of discourse analysis (Carbó, Ahumada, Caballero, & Argüelles, 2016), an approach that considers the active function of language, tending to structure our thinking about abstract concepts and facilitate the normative reproduction of those concepts. In this thesis document I identify and propose three modes of presentation of religion in social work literature: (1) as a resource, (2) as an aspect of culture, and (3) as an assessment factor. Implications for these modes of presentation are discussed and avenues for further research are recommended.

Language

English

Comments

iv, 48 pages. Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-39, 48)

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