Comments on: The portrayal of social workers in popular culture http://www.myworldinshambles.com/the-portrayal-of-social-workers-in-popular-culture Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 May 2012 22:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Annawake http://www.myworldinshambles.com/the-portrayal-of-social-workers-in-popular-culture#comment-767 Annawake Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:56:30 +0000 http://www.myworldinshambles.com/the-portrayal-of-social-workers-in-popular-culture#comment-767 It's true there are social work elements to both of these roles, but the fact is that teachers and attorneys are well represented on television and in the movies, and have the luxury of their portrayals being nuanced and varied. It’s true there are social work elements to both of these roles, but the fact is that teachers and attorneys are well represented on television and in the movies, and have the luxury of their portrayals being nuanced and varied.

]]> By: mmmmmmm http://www.myworldinshambles.com/the-portrayal-of-social-workers-in-popular-culture#comment-765 mmmmmmm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:58:07 +0000 http://www.myworldinshambles.com/the-portrayal-of-social-workers-in-popular-culture#comment-765 my mom, as a teacher in the suburbs, who probably wished she was teaching students more deserving of her enthusiasm was always whipped into a sort of do-gooder frenzy by the movie "dangerous minds." she even bought the soundtrack and would (sadly to me) sing along with it, and do a sort of white lady rap dance to "gagsta's paradise." ugh. there is also the movie "the rainmaker" where matt damon is a do gooder attorney. i guess neither of these people are really "social workers" at least not in job title. but they sure seem nice. my mom, as a teacher in the suburbs, who probably wished she was teaching students more deserving of her enthusiasm was always whipped into a sort of do-gooder frenzy by the movie “dangerous minds.” she even bought the soundtrack and would (sadly to me) sing along with it, and do a sort of white lady rap dance to “gagsta’s paradise.” ugh.

there is also the movie “the rainmaker” where matt damon is a do gooder attorney.

i guess neither of these people are really “social workers” at least not in job title. but they sure seem nice.

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