Ethnicity and Gerontological Social Work

by Rose Dobrof

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780866566469
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/16/1987
Series:	Journal of Gerontological Social Work Ser.
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents An Anguished Relationship: The White Aged Institutionalized Client and the Non-White Paraprofessional Worker

• Autobiographical Notes of a Young-Old European-American Ethnic Social Gerontologist
• “Around the Verge of Parting Life”: Hobart Jackson, The Stephen Smith Home, and Black Gerontology
• Public Policies and Services for the Aged in Japan
• Minority Elder Maltreatment: Ethnicity, Gender, Age, and Poverty
• Retired Israeli Social Workers: Work, Volunteer Activities, and Satisfaction Among Retired Professionals
• The Utilization of Social Services by the Mexican-American Elderly
• Asian-American Elderly: A Neglected Minority
• Self-Help: Model for Strengthening the Informal Support System of the Hispanic Elderly
• Older Americans Act Related Homebound Aged: What Difference Does Racial Background Make?
• Reference Notes Included