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"They're Not Closing This School, We Won't Let Them"
1School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.
Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
|July 19, 2021
Summary
This autoethnography reveals how closing public schools exemplifies structural violence and genocide. It highlights youth resilience and challenges social workers to confront systemic oppression and its devastating effects.
Area of Science:
- Social Work
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Urban high school closure in a structurally oppressed community.
- After-school and summer program facilitation by a social work student.
- Personal journey to recognizing structural violence as genocide.
Purpose of the Study:
- Provide social and cultural context for structurally violent policies like school closures.
- Highlight youth strengths in resisting human rights abuses.
- Challenge social workers to oppose structural violence and its genocidal impacts.
Main Methods:
- Autoethnography detailing personal field experience.
- Critical reflection on social work's role and potential in addressing structural violence.
- Analysis of the link between individual experiences and societal systems.
Main Results:
- Witnessing genocide through structural violence in an urban community.
- Identification of youth resilience against severe human rights abuses.
- Recognition of the political link between individuals and societal structures.
Conclusions:
- Social work must actively oppose structural violence and its genocidal effects.
- The profession has significant potential to address systemic crises.
- Understanding structural violence is crucial for social justice and human rights advocacy.
Keywords:
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