Title

Social Worker Perceptions Of The Portrayal Of The Profession In The News And Entertainment Media: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

This exploratory study describes social workers’ perceptions of the depiction ofthe social work profession found in the news and entertainment media. A randomsample of 665 MSW social workers who were members of the FloridaChapter of the National Association of Social Workers were surveyed regardinghow they felt the profession was depicted in the news and entertainment mediaon a set of paired adjectives comprising 9 semantic differential scales. Findingsshowed that these social workers perceived the profession to be depicted negativelyin both news and entertainment media. Implications for social work educatorsare discussed. © 2006 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Publication Title

Journal of Social Work Education

Volume

42

Issue

3

Number of Pages

621-636

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.5175/JSWE.2006.200500502

Socpus ID

33750391692 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33750391692

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