Social Work With African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Social Policy
- ISBN-10
- 0195314360
- ISBN-13
- 9780195314366
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-05-26
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Author
- Waldo E. Johnson
Description
This unique volume explicitly examines the contemporary status of African American males from adolescence to adulthood, while implicitly challenging how normative masculine identity and historical marginalization complicate individual and familial engagement between social work, social welfare, and African American males.
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