Black Like Me Analysis

John Howard Griffin, the author of the book, Black like me says “You place the white man in the ghetto, deprive him of educational advantages, arrange it so he has to struggle hard to fulfill his instinct for self-respect, give him little physical privacy and less leisure, and he would after a time assume the same characteristics you attach to the negro” (See, 2007) This is a great example of Person-in-Environment and how the environment can affect individuals. People pick up different behaviors and it can be understood by examining their current or past environments. The environment is a crucial aspect that influences how a person lives and acts.

A way that one can examine a person is by Bio-Psycho-Social. These different perspectives are what create a person and their character. Moreover we examine a 26-year old female named Rose Romero. She was born pre-mature into a Mexican Family. Family history states that heart disease; diabetes, high blood

This core value means that social workers or any person can respect different cultures, backgrounds, or ethnic diversity. They are able to push aside all those things and look at a person and genuinely care for their well being. Putting this core value into action is having compassion and creating opportunities for others. “Social Workers operate from a biopsychosocial perspective to resolve adversity.” (Anda, Felitti, Larkin, 2014) This core value is extremely important in our work as social workers because we will see different people with different lives and backgrounds. It is important to view every single individual the same with respect and with open arms to help them. It is personally important to Rose because she believes every person is equal. She believes that when an individual is need of help one should help them better themselves. Everyone should empower each other instead of bringing each other