Exploring the Role of SES, Motivation, and Representation Among High SES Social Workers: A Qualitative Inquiry
Published online on September 17, 2025
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 ...
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 ...