This article represents an attempt to look at the impact of modernization on how
older people in China perceive their own image and status. Findings from a study
conducted in Wuhan, China reveal that modernization has tarnished the image and
lowered the status of older people, who still welcome their country’s
modernization as it has made marked improvements in their standard of living.
Difference... hiện toàn bộ
Nancy Ovitt, Christopher R. Larrison, Larry Nackerud
For a variety of reasons related to pre- and post-migration factors, refugees
experience a high rate of mental health problems. The early detection of these
problems among refugees arriving in the United States benefits those
individuals, the agencies that sponsor them and the communities that absorb
them. The development of culturally-sensitive mental health screening
instruments to identify path... hiện toàn bộ
This article presents the key findings of a case study of how intangible capital
supports local development in an association of Mapuche women in Chile. Findings
indicated that certain intangible capitals favor processes of local development,
which identify interesting challenges for social work particularly in regards to
collective intervention with indigenous groups.