ABSTRACT

This study analyzes scholarly articles in four broad-audience social work journals, examining racial/ethnic/cultural-focused studies published in the discipline. Growth in quality and quantity of research is demonstrated, although there is room for improvement in terms of several topics (e.g., multicultural competence). African American and Latinx groups were most-often studied, with much more limited attention to Asian Americans and Native Americans. The focused articles were funded at a higher rate (48.4%) than the non-focused articles (25%); however, the topics funded were not necessarily representative of minority population needs. Unfortunately, no single minority group saw a significant increase across time and, as such, additional efforts are certainly warranted.

摘要

本研究分析了四份广泛受众的社会工作期刊上的学术文章，审查了该学科发表的以种族/民族/文化为重点的研究。尽管在几个主题（例如，多元文化能力）方面还有改进的余地，但研究的质量和数量都得到了证明。最常研究的是非裔美国人和拉丁裔群体，而对亚裔美国人和美洲原住民的关注则更为有限。重点文章的资助率（48.4%）高于非重点文章（25%）；然而，资助的主题不一定代表少数群体的需求。不幸的是，没有一个少数群体随着时间的推移出现显着增长，因此，肯定有必要做出额外的努力。