Military Populations

Question 1

Assignment: Conflict Theories – A Comparison

The belief that conflict is an enduring aspect of society is only the starting point from which to understand conflict theory. Within this line of thinking, there are varying perspectives on the existence of conflict and the result of its persistence. How can these perspectives, which include Marxist, power elite, and interest group (pluralist) theory, coexist? What do these variances on perspective mean for the social worker’s understanding of conflict for individuals, groups, and communities?

For this assignment, review this week’s resources. Consider the similarities and differences among Marxist, power elite, and interest group (pluralist) theory. Then think about how these theories apply to your work with clients in social work practice. Please use resource Contempoary Human behavior theory : A Critical Perspective for Social Work Third Edition. Robbins, Chatterjee & Canda, 2012.

Assignment (2 to 4 pages in APA format): Your assignment should include:

• A comparison and contrast of the basic assumptions of conflict theories: Marxist theory, power elite theory, and interest group (pluralist) theory
• An explanation of how these theories apply to social work practice with military populations:

Question 2

a 2-page paper that addresses the following:

• Choose two qualitative research studies from this week’s resources and analyze the relationship between qualitative analysis and evidence-based practice.

Two ARTICLES BELOW:

Venkatesh, S. A. (1997). The three-tier model: How helping occurs in urban, poor communities. The Social Service Review, 71(4), 574–606.

Zeira, A., & Rosen, A. (1999). Intermediate outcomes pursued by practitioners: A qualitative analysis. Social Work Research, 23(2), 79–87.

• Consider how the qualitative study contributes to social work practice and how this type of knowledge would fit into building evidence-based practice.