Learning Objectives
In this chapter, you will learn how to:
- Understand how foundational beliefs often shape people’s views about policies
- Describe different ideologies, including liberal, conservative, libertarian, and radical ones
- Identify guidelines for trying to reach common ground
- Understand how vulnerable populations are discussed in the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Identify 16 vulnerable populations
- Understand the history of women’s oppression in the 20th century and the current era
- Decide when to initiate policy advocacy
- Using ethical first-order principles
- Using evidence-based information
- Using pragmatic considerations