The public's perception of social work: Is it what we think it is?

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-174

  LeCroy, Craig Winston ^a   Stinson, Erika L ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LeCroy and Milligan Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

National sample; Perception; Social work image; Stereotypes; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542598487     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.2.164     Document Type: Review

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