Delgado Baby Boomers of Color

Implications for Social Work Policy and Practice
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-53842-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Because researchers often treat baby boomers of color as belonging to one group, quality data on the individual status of specific racial populations is lacking, leading to insufficiently designed programs, policies, and services. The absence of data is a testament to the invisibility of baby boomers of color in society and deeply affects the practice of social work and other helping professions that require culturally sensitive approaches.

Melvin Delgado rectifies this injustice by providing a comprehensive portrait of the status and unique assets of boomers of color. Using specific data, he grounds an understanding of boomers'financial, medical, and emotional needs within a historical, socioeconomic, cultural, and political context, resulting in tailored recommendations for meeting the challenges of a growing population. His research focuses on African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Native American older adults and addresses issues of financial security, employment stability, housing, and health care, which are often complicated by linguistic and cultural differences. Rather than treat baby boomers of color as a financial burden on society and its resources, Delgado recognizes their strengths and positive contributions to families and communities, resulting in an affirming and empowering approach to service.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Delgado, Melvin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments
Part 1. Setting the Context
1. Overview
2. Two Perspectives on Baby Boomers
3. Boomer Demographic Profile and Trends
4. A Demographic Focus on Baby Boomers of Color
5. Health Needs
6. Financial Indicators
Part 2. Cultural Assets
7. Baby Boomer Assets: A Conceptual Foundation
8. Family-Focused Assets
9. Neighborhood/Community-Focused Assets
Part 3. Implications for Policy
10. Classification of Asset-Driven Interventions
11. Policy, Practice, and Research Implications
Epilogue
References
Index

Leseproben

Read the second chapter, "Two Perspectives on Baby Boomers":

Über Autor(innen)

Melvin Delgado is codirector of the Center for Addictions Research and Services, chair of macro-practice, and professor of social work at the Boston University School of Social Work. He brings almost forty years of practice, research, and scholarship focused on Puerto Rican and other Latino groups in the United States. Bilingual and bicultural, he has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach and service delivery models that are culturally competent, stressing participatory democratic principles, and tapping cultural strengths and assets. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development and Social Work Practice with Latinos: A Cultural Assets Paradigm and Social Work Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth in the United States.