Spirituality, Culture, and Development

Implications for Social Work
Herausgeber: Dutta, Subhabrata; Ramanathan, Chathapuram S.; Juvva, Srilatha

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores culture, development, and spirituality from the perspective of social work. This framework serves as foundation and guides analytical deliberation through the use of case studies from around the world. With emerging trends in development, synchronistic synthesis between the inner self and interventions, it is anticipated to contribute to advancing well-being of all people. The book reflects global experiences from both the social work professions and development practitioner's perspectives, as it pertains to economic and social development. The book serves as a guide to those who want to better understand and incorporate spirituality into successful social work interventions, practice, and research. It examines social development in the daily lives of children and families by looking at larger national and international phenomenon that can affect the well-being of communities. The book further discusses natural disasters, poverty, war, migration, human trafficking, war, violence and other factors with suggestions of innovative global interventions that have been utilized to assist diverse marginalized groups and communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9781498519694
• ISBN-10: 1498519695
• Artikelnr.: 54395920

Autorenporträt

Chathapuram S. Ramanathan is Chief Executive of Human Service Enterprises. Srilatha Juvva is professor of social work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai. Subhabrata Dutta is professor and head of the Department of Social Work and Dean of Students' Welfare at Assam University. Khadija Khaja is associate professor at Indiana University's School of Social Work.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Kay Hoffman Part I: Background Information Chapter 1: Introduction: Chathapuram S. Ramanathan and Srilatha Juvva Chapter 2: Religious
Spiritual Perspectives
and Development
Pius V Thomas
Chathapuram S. Ramanathan
and Pravina Ramanathan Part II: Poverty and Hunger Chapter 3: Ending Poverty and Hunger: The Global Pursuit of Human Dignity
Neil Renwick Part III: Empowering Women Chapter 4: Advancing Social Commitment towards Advancing Women in India and Globally
Subhabrata Dutta
Chathapuram S. Ramanathan
and Srilatha Juvva Chapter 5: Domestic Violence in the Asian American Community and Islamic Women
Shreya Bhandari and Khadija Khaja Part IV: Health Issues Chapter 6: Challenges Confronting Sustainable Development Goals: Learnings from Millennium Development Goals
Ruchi Sinha Chapter 7: People and Disability: Strengths and Challenges
Srilatha Juvva
Prerna Sharma
and Pravina Ramanathan Part V: Disaster Management Chapter 8: Culture and its Relevance in Provision of Psychosocial Support for Survivors of Disasters
Kasi Sekar
Elangovan Aravind Raj
Srilatha Juvva
and Chathapuram S. Ramanathan Chapter 9: Public-Private-NGO partnership and Tsunami Relief
Chathapuram S. Ramanathan
Srilatha Juvva
and Mizanur Miah Part VI: Education Chapter 10: Universal Education and Development
Rosemary J. Link Part VII: Future Considerations Chapter 11: Concluding Remarks and Futuristic Considerations: Progress
Development
and Peace
Chathapuram S. Ramanathan and Subhabrata Dutta