Culturally Diverse Parent-Child and Family Relationships: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Practitioners

Edited by Nancy Boyd Webb

Foreword, by Doman Lum

Part One: Parent-Child and Family Relationships: A Culturally Responsive Strengths Perspective

1. Working with Culturally Diverse Children and Families, by Nancy Boyd Webb

2. Ethical Issues in Work with Culturally Diverse Children and Their Families, by Elaine P. Congress

3. A Framework for Culturally Responsive Practice, by Brenda Williams-Gray

Part Two: Parent-Child Relationships and Parenting Patterns in Selected Culture Groups

African American Families

4. Parent and Child Relationships in African American Families, by Harriette Pipes McAdoo

5. Parent-Child Relationships in Caribbean Families, by Claudette P. J. Crawford-Brown and J. Melrose Rattray

Latino Families

6.Parenting in Mainland Puerto Rican Families, by Luis H. Zayas, Ian A. Canino, and Zulema E. Su·rez

7. Parenting in Mexican American Families, by Eunice C. Garcia

8. Parenting in Cuban American Families, by Teresa Bevin

Native American Families

9. Parenting in Native American Families, by Geri Glover

Asian American Families

10. Parenting in Chinese American Families, by Shi-Jiuan Wu

11. Parenting in Vietnamese American Families, by Monit Cheung and Sabrina My Hang Nguyen

12. Parenting in Japanese American Families, by Tazuko Shibusawa

European American Families

13.Parenting in European American/White Families, by Peg McCartt Hess and Howard J. Hess

Part Three: Challenges and Guidelines in Working with Culturally Diverse Families

14. Strains and Challenges of Culturally Diverse Practice: A Review with Suggestions to Avoid Culturally Based Impasses, by Nancy Boyd Webb

15. Educating Students and Practitioners for Culturally Responsive Practice, by Nancy Boyd Webb

Related Subjects

• Social Work and the Family

About the Author

Nancy Boyd Webb is Distinguished Professor for the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University.

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