Dimensions of Power and Community Empowerment in Social Work
1.1. Dimensions of Power: The Virtuous Circle of Empowerment
Human societies have an internal dynamic towards stratification and asymmetrical distribution of resources and opportunities. The momentum towards democracy, from the principle of citizenship, aims to alter such processes to build a societal model that recognizes us as free citizens with equal dignity.
Power and the capacity to exercise it are basic features of human life. We can distinguish four dimensions or types of power:
1. Power Over
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1.1. Dimensions of Power: The Virtuous Circle of Empowerment
Human societies have an internal dynamic towards stratification and asymmetrical distribution of resources and opportunities. The momentum towards democracy aims to alter such processes, starting from the principle of citizenship. It strives to build a societal model that recognizes us for what we truly are: free citizens with equal dignity as human beings.
Power, and the development of the capacity to exercise it, are basic features of
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Community Social Work
Research Methods and Techniques
We can differentiate five methods or means of access to social reality:
- The historical method (assuming the temporality of the present, shaped by a specific historical path).
- The comparative method (based on the degree of complexity and structural analogy between the phenomena being compared).
- The rational critical method (which deals with the consideration of social goals, and rationality that is their own).
- The quantitative method (for those aspects
Understanding Human Behavior and Psychology: A Comprehensive Guide
What is a Biopsychosocial Being?
A person is a multidimensional, comprehensive being, consisting of:
- A physical structure (biological dimension)
- A series of psychic functions, behaviors, and emotions (psychological dimension)
- Immersion in different social spheres: family, friends, work, and community (social dimension)
These three indivisible and interrelated dimensions together define a person as a biopsychosocial being.
Psychosocial Needs and Professional Performance
Psychosocial Care and Educational
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The Threshold Theory of Money and Discussion
According to Money, the critical threshold for the formation of gender identity in children is two years old. Money developed guidelines to treat infants born with ambiguous sex organs. He recommended that as soon as possible and prior to the critical threshold, the child be assigned to the gender possessing the potential to operate closer to normal. These recommendations have also been implemented when the sex organs have suffered accidental damage.
Money
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Psychology: The Science of Behavior and Mental Processes
Goals of Psychology
- Describe
- Predict
- Control
- Explain
Ethics in Psychology
- Protection from Harm
- Confidentiality
- Voluntary Participation
- Deception and Intimidation
- Ethics in Animal Research
Specialties in Psychology
- Clinical
- Educational
- Sports
- Industrial
- Forensic
- Social
Sensation and Perception
Sensation
Feels like: Receptor activation by stimuli in the environment.
Perception
The process of organizing and assigning meaning to information.
Absolute Threshold
Minimum
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