Bosnian Refugees in America New Communities, New Cultures /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Coughlan, Reed (Συγγραφέας), Owens-Manley, Judith (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Σειρά: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Political science.; Social work.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Social Work.; Political Science.; Social Sciences, general.

This book is based on the results of a research project that focused on the lives and experiences of a sample of 100 Bosnian families in an upstate New York community. This particular community has been the site of resettlement of more than 10,000 refugees from many countries between 1979 and 2001,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Community Research and Practice with Refugees: An Overview
• A Conceptual Framework for Research and Practice
• Bosnians in Utica: A Community Context
• “The Beautiful Life” and the Run Up to War
• The Violence of War
• Displacement and Transit: Traumatic Stress in the Lives of Refugees
• Resettlement: The First Year
• Learning the Ropes
• Challenges to Psychosocial Wellness
• Acculturation: Bosnians in Utica
• Sociological and Social Work Practice: Implications for Humanitarian Work with Refugees in Resettlement.