Working with Diversity in Youth and Community Work [Paperback]

This book focuses on the nature of cross-cultural practice, an inevitable aspect of working as a youth and community worker in multicultural Britain today. It enables students to understand how cross-cultural dynamics can set the tone of their relationships with their clients and helps them to understand how individual action and some processes in society can contribute to the marginalisation of others. This book looks at the processes involved in the everyday relationships forged through practice and how these can inadvertently influence the dynamics of oppression through lack of self-awareness or lack of awareness of 'others' in society.This book will help youth and community work students develop into reflective practitioners with a strong awareness and understanding of cultural diversity.Chapter in relation to Islamophobia will be useful for students.Useful chapters on concepts and theories. I would use some of the activities or case studies in this book for one of my modules, Reflexive Practice, as they are likely to provoke some reflective thinking and group discussion.A very welcome contribution, particulary the general chapter on theories and concepts.Think it could have been called Culture and Identity in Y and C work, as there are many other areas of diversity that are not addressed.Its a good clear well-written book which fills a gap in the available literature as it brings theory and practice together effectively.very thoughtful approach to complex issuesRelated to standards- useful scnarios to prompt questions - leads on to other courses in our programmes e.g global
Clear easy to usew and acessibler read.Good introduction to subject for Community Youth Workers on undergraduate courses.Useful from a practice orientation but a little light on social policy.Its useful, accessible and comprehensive. A good addition to the Learning Matters series.Discussions on oppression, hegemony, Islamaphobia and globalisation really useful. Activities anlÓ.