Reconceptualizing the strengths and common heritage of Black families : practice, research, and policy issues / edited by Edith M. Freeman and Sadye L. Logan ; with 14 other contributors
- Published
- Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas, [2004]
- Copyright Date
- ©2004
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Freeman, Edith M. and Logan, Sadye Louise, 1943-
Access Online
- Contents
- Foreword / Norge W. Jerome -- Ch. 1. Common heritage and diversity among black families and communities : an Africentric research paradigm / Edith M. Freeman and Sadye L. Logan -- Ch. 2. An analysis, integration, and application of Africentric and strengths approaches to black families and communities / Sadye L. Logan and Edith M. Freeman -- Ch. 3. Maintaining connections for family growth and housing stability in black communities : policy and research reforms / Patricia O'Brien, Olga Osby and Alice K. Johnson -- Ch. 4. African American families, mental health, and living cooperatives : a program and research analysis / Ramona Denby, Cynthia Rocha and Sandra Owens-Kane.
- Summary
- The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive analysis and critique of the existing bodies of research literature on black families, children, and communities, and the effects of that literature on the status of this population today. New and expanded practice and research frameworks with culturally sensitive guidelines for rebuilding and increasing self- and collective sufficiency of this heterogeneous group is presented. These frameworks are used to propose specific approaches to culturally meaningful research, practice, and policy development related to black families. The authors.
- Subject(s)
- Social work with African Americans
- Family social work—United States
- African American families—Social conditions
- African American families—Research
- Service social aux Noirs américains
- Service social familial—États-Unis
- Familles noires américaines—Conditions sociales
- Familles noires américaines—Recherche
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Public Policy—Social Security
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Public Policy—Social Services & Welfare
- Family social work
- Familie
- Soziale Situation
- United States
- USA
- Schwärze
- ISBN
- 9780398080310 (electronic bk.)
0398080313 (electronic bk.)
0398074887
9780398074883
0398074895 (pbk.)
9780398074890 (pbk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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