Assignment Problem: Using Hutchinson, Elizabeth D. (2011). Dimensions of human environment: Person and environment 6th Ed.
1. Give some thought to social identity theory. With what social groups do you identify? How did you come to identify with these groups? How might your social identities affect your social work practice?
2. Why do you think society or people get distracted from thinking about societal conditions that create stress, instead, on focusing on helping individuals cope with stress? How does such an approach fit with social work's commitment to social justice?