Social worker perceptions of the portrayal of the profession in the news and entertainment media: An exploratory study

    Authors

    C. B. Zugazaga; M. Mendez; R. B. Surette;C. W. Otto

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Soc. Work Educ.

    Keywords

    Education & Educational Research; Social Work

    Abstract

    This exploratory study describes social workers' perceptions of the depiction of the social work profession found in the news and entertainment media. A random sample of 665 MSW social workers who were members of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers were surveyed regarding how they felt the profession was depicted in the news and entertainment media on a set of paired adjectives comprising 9 semantic differential scales. Findings showed that these social workers perceived the profession to be depicted negatively in both news and entertainment media. Implications for social work educators are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Social Work Education

    Volume

    42

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    621

    Last Page

    636

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000241099300011

    ISSN

    1043-7797

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