Roma minority youth across cultural contexts : taking a positive approach to research, policy, and practice / edited by Radosveta Dimitrova, David L. Sam, and Laura Ferrer-Wreder.
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- English
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- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 237 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Roma ethnic minority, also called the Romani people and sometimes as gypsies (usually in derogatory way), have one of the most dramatic histories in Europe and worldwide. The Indian origin of Roma as advocated by linguists since the 18th century, based on similarities between the Romany language (referred also as Romanes or Romani) and the Sanskrit (Achim, 2004), is now widely accepted. Although the precise region of the Indian sub-continent which Roma originated and migrated from to Europe remains elusive, genetic linguistic, historical and anthropological findings suggest that their migration started from Central India, to the Northern India, then transiting Persia and Armenia and travelled towards the Byzantine Empire and Asia Minor, and finally to Greece (Kenrick, 2007). The precise time when the journey started is also uncertain. Historical records indicate that Roma first came to work in Persia sometime between 224-241, and were either brought or deported to the Arab Empire at the start of 661, reach Constantinople in 1050, and then were in Greece in 1290. They then continued to Eastern Europe and Balkans (arriving in Serbia in 1348, Croatia in 1362, Bulgaria in 1378, Romania in 1385), followed by Central and Western Europe (arriving in Germany in 1407, France and Switzerland in 1418, Belgium in 1419, Holland in 1420, Italy in 1422, Spain in 1425, Hungary in 1489, and England in 1513; see Kenrick, 2007, for a comprehensive chronology of Roma history)"-- Provided by publisher.
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- Machine generated contents note: pt. A THE CURRENT SITUATION OF ROMA
- 1. The Roma Context / Radosveta Dimitrova
- 2. How Positive Youth Development Can Support Low-Income Roma Youth Living in the United States / Marija Bingulac
- 3. Engaging Vulnerable Romani Youth in Provision of Early Childhood Services / Stanislav Daniel
- pt. B THEORIES ON ROMA ADAPTATION AND WELL-BEING
- 4. Actualizing Change with Roma Youth and Their Communities: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations / Laura Ferrer-Wreder
- 5. Roma Youth: Positive Development Despite Challenges / Alida Lo Coco
- pt. C EMPIRICAL FINDINGS ON POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF ROMA
- 6. Positive Youth Development: An Empirical Study of Roma Youth / Fitim Uka
- 7. Reframing the Narrative: Revealing Positive Youth Development in the Self-Descriptions of Roma Adolescents / Radosveta Dimitrova
- 8. Associations Between Social Connectedness and Academic Achievement Among Roma Youth in Eastern Europe / Fons van de Vijver
- 9. Youth Development, Education, and Identity: A Case Study of Attitudes Toward Roma Youth in Hungary / Jekatyerina Dunajeva
- 10. How a Positive Youth Development Framework Can Improve Lives of Excluded People: The Case of Low-Income Roma Youth in Serbia / Marija Bingulac
- 11. Out of the Margins: Reflections on Roma and Youth Development / Peter Vermeersch
- 12. Roma Youth Development in Context: What Next? / Radosveta Dimitrova.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Roma minority youth across cultural contexts
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- OCLC:
- 1260170862
- Online:
- The Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund Home Page
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