Discuss a situation at your university that may reflect a social injustice to some subgroup of students. How might social workers respond to this situation? Do you believe that social work students or faculty have a professional responsibility to respond to such perceived injustices? Why or why not? What ethical concerns may arise in addressing these issues?
What will be an ideal response?
Student examples of possible social injustices or ethical issues might include:
• Controversial businesses that fund the university (such as the tobacco industry)
• Benefits plans that do not include unmarried partners
• Recruiting practices for diverse students, faculty, and staff
• Scholarship criteria with perceived biases
• Admissions criteria with perceived biases
• Opportunities for students to routinely give feedback to faculty about the quality of their experience
• Availability of resources to students (such as computers or study areas)
• Student choice in selecting courses and the faculty to teach them
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