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Author Robinson, Lena, 1957-

Title Cross-cultural child development for social workers : an introduction / Lena Robinson.

Publication Info. Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

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 Moore Stacks  HV751.A6 R65 2007    Available  ---
Description x, 222 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-216) and indexes.
Contents Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Some Definitions -- Limitations of Western Developmental Psychology -- Toward a Black Perspective -- Cross-Cultural Perspectives -- Ecological Perspective -- Chapter 2 -- Attachment Theory: Cross-Cultural Pespectives -- Attachment Behaviors -- Ainsworth's Classification System of Attachment -- Cross-Cultural Studies on Attachment -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Chapter 3 -- Racial/Ethnic Identity Development -- Some Definitions -- Black Children and Identity Development: A Brief Overview -- Theoretical Approaches that Related to Adolescent Racial/Ethnical Identity Development -- Acculturation -- Mixed Parentage Children and Young People -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Chapter 4 -- Cognitive Development: Cross-Cultural Perspectives -- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development -- Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Piaget's Stage Theory -- Other Theories of Cognitive Development -- Intelligence as Measured by IQ -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Chapter 5 -- Communication: Cross-Cultural Perspectives -- Introductions -- Bilingualism and Intercultural Communication -- Language and Identity Expression -- Culture-Bound Values and Intercultural Communication -- Nonverbal Behaviour -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Chapter 6 -- Socialization: Cultural/Racial Influences -- Introduction -- Parenting Styles -- Individualism-Collectivism -- Racial Socialization -- British Studies -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Chapter 7 -- Conclusion
Subject Children of minorities -- Great Britain.
Children of minorities.
Great Britain.
Children of minorities -- United States.
United States.
Child development -- Cross-cultural studies.
Child development -- Cross-cultural studies.
Social work with minorities -- Great Britain.
Social work with minorities.
Social work with minorities -- United States.
Family social work -- Great Britain.
Family social work.
Family social work -- United States.
ISBN 0333726103
9780333726105