Social work and minorities : European perspectives

Social work and minorities : European perspectives /

Social Work and Minorities examines the new challenges presented to Social Workers throughout Europe by the complex problems occasioned by increased migration and settlement and the growing awareness of the specific needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Contributors use illustrative examples from th...

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Other Authors: Williams, Charlotte, 1954- (Editor), Soydan, Haluk, 1946- (Editor), Johnson, Mark R. D. (Mark Robert Dunmore), 1948- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998
Subjects:
Social work with minorities > Europe.
Marginality, Social > Europe.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Europe > Social policy.
Europe > Race relations.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: The Dimensions of Social Work and 'Minority' Discourse
  • Exploring concepts / Haluk Soydan and Charlotte Williams
  • Understanding migration / Haluk Soydan
  • Multiculturalism, anti-racism and social work in Europe / Lena Dominelli
  • Controls, rights and migration / Mark R.D. Johnson, Martin Baldwin-Edwards and Claude Moraes
  • Ethnic monitoring : Bureaucratic construction of a 'minority' entity or identity / Mark R.D. Johnson
  • Part II: Case Studies of Some Common Themes
  • Social work with linguistic minorities / Mark Drakeford and Steve Morris
  • Non-governmental organisations and the welfare of minority ethnic communities in Britain and Germany / Maureen Hirsch and Diana Powell
  • Child welfare in wartime and under post-war conditions : The Bosnian case as a point of departure for reflections on social work with refugees / Sven Hessle and Marie Hessle
  • Collective action in a refugee camp : A case study / Evan Segerström
  • Gypsies and social work in Sweden / Karl-Olov Arnstberg
  • The 3 Rs in social work : Religion, 'race' and racism in Europe / Naina Patel, Beth Humphries and Don Naik
  • Part III: Issues for the Structuring of Social Work's Future Practice
  • Towards an emancipatory pedagogy? Social work education for a multicultural multi-ethnic Europe / Charlotte Williams
  • Research with ethnic minority groups in health and social welfare / Gurnam Singh and Mark R.D. Johnson
  • Social work, social policies and minorities in Europe / Walter Lorenz.

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