Social Care With African Families in the Uk

Informationen zum Autor Viola Nzira is a Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care! University of Reading! UK. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.1 Africans South of the Sahara 1.2 Africans living in the UK 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. Religions and faiths 9. Ageing mortality and death 10. Balancing the demands from two cultures 11. Conclusion

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• Authors: Viola Nzira, Viola (University of Reading Nzira, Nzira Viola, Viola Nzira
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.2010
• EAN: 9780415482943
• ISBN: 978-0-415-48294-3
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Social Work, Medicine and Nursing, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General