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Islam and social work : Culturally sensitive practice in a diverse world / Sara Ashencaen Crabtree, Fatima Husain, Basia Spalek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen, Author.
- Husain, Fatima, Author.
- Spalek, Basia, Author.
- Series:
- BASW/Policy Press titles
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social work with minorities--Great Britain.
- Social work with minorities.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This unique textbook enables social work practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how Islamic principles inform and influence the lives of Muslim populations. This completely updated and revised edition includes a comprehensive update of the research literature, international case studies, and new sections on religious extremism and ageing and end-of-life. This is the only book specifically on social work with Muslim communities and provides an essential toolkit for culturally sensitive social work practice.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- List of case studies, figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Muslim ummah: context and concepts
- Social work education and Islam
- Gender relations and the centrality of the family
- Working with families
- Muslim families and health
- Ageing and end of life
- Muslim communities, crime, victimisation and criminal justice
- Concluding remarks
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-3013-7
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