Ethnicity and gerontological social work / / Rose Dobrof, editor

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.6/042
• Soggetto topico: Social work with older people; Social service and race relations; Minority older people
• Altri autori: DobrofRose
• Note generali: "Ethnicity and Gerontological Social Work has also been published as Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Volume 9, Number 4, Summer 1986."--T.p. verso.; "First published 1987 by The Haworth Press, Inc."--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; From the Editor; An Anguished Relationship: The White Aged Institutionalized Client and the Non-White Paraprofessional Worker; Troubled Values and Assumptions; Semantics and Reality; Like It Is; No More Cheap Hypocrisy; Autobiographical Notes of a Young-Old European-American Ethnic Social Gerontologist; Issues for Social Work Research and Practice; "Around the Verge of Parting Life" : Hobart Jackson, The Stephen Smith Home, and Black Gerontology; Public Policies and Services for the Aged in Japan; Introduction ; Cultural Position of the Aged in JapanEconomic Condition of the Aged; Health Care; Work; Family Life; Future Trends; Conclusion; Minority Elder Maltreatment: Ethnicity, Gender, Age, and Poverty; Method; Minority versus Non-Minority Profile; The Elder's Circumstances; Maltreatment Situation; Intervention Plan; Minority Within Group Differences; Black versus Hispanic; Females versus Males; Age; Official Poverty; Discussion; Retired Israeli Social Workers: Work, Volunteer Activities, and Satisfaction Among Retired Professionals; Method and Procedure; Results; Conclusions ; The Utilization of Social Services by the Mexican-American ElderlyIntroduction; Conceptual Framework; Data and Methods; Measurement Section; Findings; Discussion; Asian American Elderly: A Neglected Minority Group; Discriminatory Legislations; Asian American Elderly of the First Generation; False Assumptions; As a Target Population; Implications for Practice; Self-Help: Model for Strengthening the Informal Support System of the Hispanic Elderly; Introduction; Conceptual Framework; Project Description; Project Outcome and Findings; Recommendations; Conclusions ; Older Americans Act Related Homebound Aged: What Difference Does Racial Background Make?The Well-Being of Black and White Aged; Methods and Procedures; Black and White Service Consumers; Discussion
• Sommario/riassunto: Ethnicity and Gerontological Social Work presents a compassionate and illuminating update on ethnicity in this area of social work. This fine book looks at such topics as the relationship between white aged clients and non-white paraprofessional workers, minority elder maltreatment, the utilization of social services by the Mexican-American Elderly, the neglected Asian-American Elderly, public policies and services in Japan, and more.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ethnicity and gerontological social work
• ISBN: 1-317-83996-X; 1-315-82613-5; 1-317-83995-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996204935003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno