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Exploring the Role of SES, Motivation, and Representation Among High SES Social Workers: A Qualitative Inquiry

Public Personnel Management

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Abstract

Public Personnel Management, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 175-200, June 2026.
This study examines how social workers with high socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds describe their motivations for serving low SES clients, with a focus on how SES background intersects with public service motivation (PSM). Drawing on PSM and the ...