Social care with African families in the UK / Viola Nzira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nzira, Viola.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Great Britain.

Social service.

Africans--Services for--Great Britain.

Africans.

Africans--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Social work with minorities--Great Britain.

Social work with minorities.

Intercultural communication--Great Britain.

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important text promotes understanding of the complexities and diversities of African family life. It stimulates creative thinking about how social care professionals can develop meaningful relationships and engage confidently and effectively with African families they encounter within work contexts. The book will help students and professionals to develop specific knowledge and skills for working with African families, including refugees, asylum seekers, new and settled immigrants and people of dual heritage. Whilst highlighting differences in terms of practices across the conti

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Africans at home and UK diaspora; 2 Social care and policy context; 3 Organizational and leadership context; 4 Student survey; 5 Social, cultural and economic pressures; 6 Marriage patterns; 7 Family and child rearing practices; 8 Religion and spirituality; 9 Ageing, mortality and death; 10 Negotiating and balancing the demands from two cultures; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-150) and index.

ISBN:

1-136-90324-0

1-136-90325-9

1-282-88234-1

9786612882340

0-203-84208-1

9780203842089

OCLC:

670411838