| Diversity in Single-Parent Families: Working from Strength Contributor(s): Schmitz, Cathryne L. (Editor), Steiger Tebb, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0190615818 ISBN-13: 9780190615819 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $70.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Adult Children Of Substance Abusers - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 362.829 |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diversity in Single-Parent Families: Working from Strength is designed to fill gaps in current literature. The book presents strength-based service delivery options for single-parent families, which have been under-represented in literature and research. Research and appropriate service responses are organized by race/ethnicity, gender, economic status, sexual orientation, structure, and disability. The editors begin by discussing the socio-economic issues impacting single-parent families along with a framework for strength-based practice. The following chapters focus on communities that have been marginalized and overlooked. For each community implications for strength-based practice are summarized. The editors recognize a broader need to present factual data as a base for decreasing assumptive biases about single-parent family structures. This book could be used in micro and macro practice courses, courses on multicultural practice, and courses focusing on families and/or children. |