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Social Work With Culturally Diverse People addresses the ambivalent and ambiguous changes in society, which have conditioned and constrained the willingness, ability, and efforts of social workers to provide culturally competent services to those different from mainstream society. Each major disadvantaged group is studied.
Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice
Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice
Changing Social Scene and Social Work
America's social scene is changing significantly. The country is moving rapidly from a predominantly white society of European origin to a multiracial and multicultural one. Many major cities already have nonwhite majorities, and this trend is rippling out from urban centers to suburban and rural areas (Coile, 1990).
Increasing Diversity of the U.S. Population
Unprecedented demographic changes are projected for the 21st century. From 80 million in 1900, the population of the United States will have grown to 300 million by the year 2010. By the middle of the century, it is projected to be at 392 million. Not only will there be many more people calling this country home, but ...
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