Ethnicity and Gerontological Social Work

Ethnicity and Gerontological Social Work presents a compassionate and illuminating update on ethnicity in this area of social work. This fine book looks at such topics as the relationship between white aged clients and non-white paraprofessional workers, minority elder maltreatment, the utilization of social services by the Mexican-American Elderly, the neglected Asian-American Elderly, public policies and services in Japan, and more. <p>Contents <br>An Anguished Relationship: The White Aged Institutionalized Client and the Non-White Paraprofessional Worker</p><ul> <li> Autobiographical Notes of a Young-Old European-American Ethnic Social Gerontologist </li> <li> “Around the Verge of Parting Life”: Hobart Jackson, The Stephen Smith Home, and Black Gerontology </li> <li> Public Policies and Services for the Aged in Japan </li> <li> Minority Elder Maltreatment: Ethnicity, Gender, Age, and Poverty </li> <li> Retired Israeli Social Workers: Work, Volunteer Activities, and Satisfaction Among Retired Professionals </li> <li> The Utilization of Social Services by the Mexican-American Elderly </li> <li> Asian-American Elderly: A Neglected Minority </li> <li> Self-Help: Model for Strengthening the Informal Support System of the Hispanic Elderly </li> <li> Older Americans Act Related Homebound Aged: What Difference Does Racial Background Make? </li> <li> Reference Notes Included</li> </ul>