This article traces the history of the construct, multiracial identity, within social science literature. This research evolves from an emphasis on demonstrating the inferiority of multiracial individuals to understanding their phenomenological experiences. Over time, the emphasis seems to shift from categorizing by race to a focus on ethnicity. The method of inquiring about racial identity appears to have shifted from behavioral observation to self-report. Empirical research examining this phenomenon also seems to become more methodologically rigorous over time. Historically, the struggle to understand multiracial individuals as either marginal or healthy may have been more the result of ethnocentric beliefs on the part of the researchers rather than the identification process of multiracial individuals. It is additionally urged that further research continue to explore this often overlooked and misrepresented subgroup.
{"title":"An Examination of Social Science Literature Pertaining to Multiracial Identity","authors":"J. Kahn, Jacqueline Denmon","doi":"10.1300/J285V06N01_08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V06N01_08","url":null,"abstract":"This article traces the history of the construct, multiracial identity, within social science literature. This research evolves from an emphasis on demonstrating the inferiority of multiracial individuals to understanding their phenomenological experiences. Over time, the emphasis seems to shift from categorizing by race to a focus on ethnicity. The method of inquiring about racial identity appears to have shifted from behavioral observation to self-report. Empirical research examining this phenomenon also seems to become more methodologically rigorous over time. Historically, the struggle to understand multiracial individuals as either marginal or healthy may have been more the result of ethnocentric beliefs on the part of the researchers rather than the identification process of multiracial individuals. It is additionally urged that further research continue to explore this often overlooked and misrepresented subgroup.","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V06N01_08","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66217220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT Facilitating the adjustment of refugees can be a challenging task for social workers because these involuntary migrants are often both culturally different and psychologically traumatized. Powerful stories about the refugee experience can, therefore, be valuable tools in the preparation of social workers. They can be used to build background knowledge, because they document the experiences of refugees and the sociopsychological effects of those experiences. They can also be used to complement and illustrate theory and are especially valuable, because they permit us to see the receiving country and its agencies from a refugee perspective. Last, they can effectively raise issues for discussion and/or further investigation. This pedagogical potential is illustrated by reference to eight short stories, one biography and a collection of first-person narratives.
{"title":"Using Refugee Stories in Social Work Education.","authors":"M. Beattie, J. Randell","doi":"10.1300/J285V06N01_02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V06N01_02","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Facilitating the adjustment of refugees can be a challenging task for social workers because these involuntary migrants are often both culturally different and psychologically traumatized. Powerful stories about the refugee experience can, therefore, be valuable tools in the preparation of social workers. They can be used to build background knowledge, because they document the experiences of refugees and the sociopsychological effects of those experiences. They can also be used to complement and illustrate theory and are especially valuable, because they permit us to see the receiving country and its agencies from a refugee perspective. Last, they can effectively raise issues for discussion and/or further investigation. This pedagogical potential is illustrated by reference to eight short stories, one biography and a collection of first-person narratives.","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"6 1","pages":"3-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V06N01_02","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT Social work research and practice has relatively little, if any, empirical literature oe the worldviews of Filipino Americans. Using a probability sample design, this study explored the locus of control of 216 Filipino Americans. The findings indicate that Filipino Americans are characterized by both an internal and external orientation. Sociodemographic variables were found to be significantly related to locus of control. Information on Filipino American history2 culture, and sociopolitical factors is offered to examine and explain statistical findings.
{"title":"The Dual World of Filipino Americans","authors":"Pauline Agbayani-Siewert","doi":"10.1300/J285V06N01_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V06N01_05","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Social work research and practice has relatively little, if any, empirical literature oe the worldviews of Filipino Americans. Using a probability sample design, this study explored the locus of control of 216 Filipino Americans. The findings indicate that Filipino Americans are characterized by both an internal and external orientation. Sociodemographic variables were found to be significantly related to locus of control. Information on Filipino American history2 culture, and sociopolitical factors is offered to examine and explain statistical findings.","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"6 1","pages":"59-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V06N01_05","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the assimilation and adjustment problems of the 21,000 plus Vietnamese Amerasians currently living in the United States. The paper provides a brief history of the United States involvement in Vietnam followed by descriptions of the pre- and post-migratory experiences of Vietnamese Amerasians. Next, the paper reviews legislation supporting Vietnamese Amerasian immigration to the United States followed by an examination of adjustment problems in the. overlapping areas of mental health, education, employment, family reunification, and social acceptance. Finally, implications for addressing the multiple adjustment problems of this unique American minority group are discussed.
{"title":"Vietnam Amerasians : Assimilation and Adjustment Problems in the United States","authors":"M. Nguyen, K. Organista","doi":"10.1300/J285V06N01_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V06N01_06","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to discuss the assimilation and adjustment problems of the 21,000 plus Vietnamese Amerasians currently living in the United States. The paper provides a brief history of the United States involvement in Vietnam followed by descriptions of the pre- and post-migratory experiences of Vietnamese Amerasians. Next, the paper reviews legislation supporting Vietnamese Amerasian immigration to the United States followed by an examination of adjustment problems in the. overlapping areas of mental health, education, employment, family reunification, and social acceptance. Finally, implications for addressing the multiple adjustment problems of this unique American minority group are discussed.","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"6 1","pages":"77-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V06N01_06","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT Everyday pregnancy care may play an important role in explaining why Mexican immigrant women have positive birth outcomes despite relatively low incomes, low formal education levels, and lack of access to medical care. The paper is based on findings from a qualitative study utilizing in-depth ethnographically-in-formed interviews with 41 Mexican immigrant women in Chicago who had recently given birth. Results indicate that everyday pregnancy care guides maternal behaviors in pregnancy and has important effects on birth weight. Implications for the design of prenatal health care and social services for immigrant women are discussed.
{"title":"Culturally-Protective Health Practices: Everyday Pregnancy Care among Mexican Immigrants.","authors":"M. Sherraden, Rossana E. Barrera","doi":"10.1300/J285V06N01_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V06N01_07","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Everyday pregnancy care may play an important role in explaining why Mexican immigrant women have positive birth outcomes despite relatively low incomes, low formal education levels, and lack of access to medical care. The paper is based on findings from a qualitative study utilizing in-depth ethnographically-in-formed interviews with 41 Mexican immigrant women in Chicago who had recently given birth. Results indicate that everyday pregnancy care guides maternal behaviors in pregnancy and has important effects on birth weight. Implications for the design of prenatal health care and social services for immigrant women are discussed.","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"6 1","pages":"93-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V06N01_07","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT This study reports on the outcomes of foster home placements of 1,038 African American, Latino, and White infants, prenatally exposed to drugs, removed from their mothers' custody at birth and placed in foster care and the outcomes of a comparison group of 203 infants similarly removed, but not known to have been drug-exposed. Twenty-four months after placement, slightly more than half of the White drug-exposed infants were still under court supervision, and two thirds of the African American and Hispanic infants. A similar situation existed for the comparison group, but the ethnic distributions were reversed. Although African American children predominated in the proportion that were in kinship care, the largest proportion of both Latino and White children were in kinship care. Policy and practice implications are discussed in terms of enhancing placement outcomes for prenatally drug-exposed infants in general and in terms of encouraging placement options that may vary depending upon the ethnici...
{"title":"Ethnic Variations in the Two-Year Living Arrangements of Prenatally Drug-Exposed and Comparison Children Placed at Birth","authors":"M. Lewis, J. Giovannoni, B. Leake","doi":"10.1300/J285V06N01_03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V06N01_03","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study reports on the outcomes of foster home placements of 1,038 African American, Latino, and White infants, prenatally exposed to drugs, removed from their mothers' custody at birth and placed in foster care and the outcomes of a comparison group of 203 infants similarly removed, but not known to have been drug-exposed. Twenty-four months after placement, slightly more than half of the White drug-exposed infants were still under court supervision, and two thirds of the African American and Hispanic infants. A similar situation existed for the comparison group, but the ethnic distributions were reversed. Although African American children predominated in the proportion that were in kinship care, the largest proportion of both Latino and White children were in kinship care. Policy and practice implications are discussed in terms of enhancing placement outcomes for prenatally drug-exposed infants in general and in terms of encouraging placement options that may vary depending upon the ethnici...","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"6 1","pages":"17-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V06N01_03","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guide for Effectively Recruiting African American Adoptive Families","authors":"W. Hamm","doi":"10.1300/j285v05n03_02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/j285v05n03_02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"5 1","pages":"139-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/j285v05n03_02","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary Caseworkers in child welfare are finding that substance abuse is one of the most serious problems facing their agencies today. Alcohol and other drag use decreases the likelihood of children., particularly children of color, remaining with their biological parents or returning to them from substitute care. This paper examines the tripartite intersection of culture, substance abuse, and permanency planning. It presents a typology for five competency areas for culturally relevant substance abuse knowledge, attitudes, and skills to strengthen permanency planning and family continuity for children of color.
{"title":"Preventing Substance Abuse from Undermining Permanency Planning: Competencies at the Intersection of Culture, Chemical Dependency, and Child Welfare.","authors":"I. R. Bush, A. Sainz","doi":"10.1300/J285V05N01_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V05N01_07","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Caseworkers in child welfare are finding that substance abuse is one of the most serious problems facing their agencies today. Alcohol and other drag use decreases the likelihood of children., particularly children of color, remaining with their biological parents or returning to them from substitute care. This paper examines the tripartite intersection of culture, substance abuse, and permanency planning. It presents a typology for five competency areas for culturally relevant substance abuse knowledge, attitudes, and skills to strengthen permanency planning and family continuity for children of color.","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"5 1","pages":"79-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V05N01_07","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons Learned from Programs for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors","authors":"A. Ryan","doi":"10.1300/j285v05n03_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/j285v05n03_06","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"46 1","pages":"195-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/j285v05n03_06","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing Diversity Competence in Child Welfare and Permanency Planning","authors":"Elaine Pinderhughes Msw","doi":"10.1300/J285V05N01_03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J285V05N01_03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85006,"journal":{"name":"Journal of multicultural social work","volume":"166 1","pages":"19-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1300/J285V05N01_03","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66216165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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