Building on Strengths: Intergenerational Practice with African American Families

Autor/in	Waites, Cheryl
Titel	Building on Strengths: Intergenerational Practice with African American Families
Quelle	In: Social Work, 54 (2009) 3, S.278-287 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Family Relationship; Afrocentrism; Social Values; Social Work; African American Culture; Models; Cultural Influences; Intergenerational Programs; Empowerment; African American Family + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Afro-centrisme; Afrozentrismus; Sozialer Wert; Soziale Arbeit; Analogiemodell; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	Intergenerational kinship and multigenerational families (three or more generations) have been a source of strength for African Americans. This article presents a culturally responsive intergenerational practice model for working with African American families that draws on this legacy. The model looks at intergenerational kinship and multigenerational families through an Afrocentric, intergenerational solidarity framework. It provides a means to understand and support the strengths and resource richness of intergenerational relationships; the Afrocentric paradigm's affirmation of family and cultural strengths; and the power of intergenerational kinship, family solidarity, and support across generations. Building on the six solidarity elements of the intergenerational solidarity framework, this model provides an empowerment-oriented approach for social work practice with African American families that takes into consideration cultural values and practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10