Provide your students with engaging material on social class and classism The impact of social class and classism on mental health functioning crosses racial, ethnic, and social lines and significantly contributes to our overall well-being. Any attempt to understand individuals must include an understanding of how economic issues and class have contributed to their difficulties. In Social Class and Classism in the Helping Professions, author William Ming Liu presents theory and research on the impact of classism and social class on mental health. He provides an original framework—the Social Class Worldview Model—for exploring each person’s individual and subjective life experiences. These experiences form a perspective that is unique to the individual. The author then helps the reader integrate this realization into the study of poverty, economic inequality, wealth, and the often overlooked implications of greed, materialism, and consumerism for a more complete understanding of social class and classism. 1. Introducton 2. Social Class, Classism, Mental and Physical Health 3. Problems in Social Class Measurement and Research 4. The Social Class Worldview Model 5. Social Class and Psychotherapy, Counseling, & Career Related Issues 6. The Impact of Social Class and Classism on Healthy Psychological Development 7. Greed, Materialism, and Affluence and Mental Health: The Rich Are Not Immune 8. Classism, Inequalities, and Poverty 9. Integrating Social Class and Classism into Training, Education, and Supervision 10. Social Class, Classism, Advocacy, and Social Justice --- from the publisher |