Political activity in social work: a theoretical model of motivation

In the last 25 years, there has been an increasing body of literature on the political activity of professional social workers, but little has been written about the motivations behind this activity. Adapting Vroom (1969) and Lawler's (1969) Expectancy Theory on motivation in the workplace, a m...

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Published in:International social work 1996-10, Vol.39 (4), p.443-455
Main Author: Wolk, James L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Motivation
Political Participation
Politics
Social work
Social Workers
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Summary:In the last 25 years, there has been an increasing body of literature on the political activity of professional social workers, but little has been written about the motivations behind this activity. Adapting Vroom (1969) and Lawler's (1969) Expectancy Theory on motivation in the workplace, a model of individual motivation and political activism among social workers is developed.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/002087289603900408