Statistics for Social Justice: A Structural Perspective

Statistics for Social Justice: A Structural Perspective
ISBN-10
1552667979
ISBN-13
9781552667972
Category
Quantitative research
Pages
166
Language
English
Published
2015
Authors
Adje van de Sande, Christie Byvelds

Description

In Statistics for Social Justice: A Structural Perspective, van de Sande and Byvelds argue that social work research, including statistics, should be taught from a structural perspective and should follow anti-oppressive principles, which view the problems experienced by people as rooted in the social, political and economic structures of society.

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