Spirituality, culture, and development : implications for social work

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    • Ramanathan, Chathapuram S.

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Spirituality, culture, and development : implications for social work

edited by Chathapuram S. Ramanathan ... [et al.]

Lexington Books, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This book explores culture, development, and spirituality from the perspective of social work. This framework serves as foundation and guides analytical deliberation through the use of case studies from around the world. With emerging trends in development, synchronistic synthesis between the inner self and interventions, it is anticipated to contribute to advancing well-being of all people. The book reflects global experiences from both the social work professions and development practitioner's perspectives, as it pertains to economic and social development. The book serves as a guide to those who want to better understand and incorporate spirituality into successful social work interventions, practice, and research. It examines social development in the daily lives of children and families by looking at larger national and international phenomenon that can affect the well-being of communities. The book further discusses natural disasters, poverty, war, migration, human trafficking, war, violence and other factors with suggestions of innovative global interventions that have been utilized to assist diverse marginalized groups and communities.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Kay Hoffman Part I: Background Information Chapter 1: Introduction: Chathapuram S. Ramanathan and Srilatha Juvva Chapter 2: Religious, Spiritual Perspectives, and Development, Pius V Thomas, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, and Pravina Ramanathan Part II: Poverty and Hunger Chapter 3: Ending Poverty and Hunger: The Global Pursuit of Human Dignity, Neil Renwick Part III: Empowering Women Chapter 4: Advancing Social Commitment towards Advancing Women in India and Globally, Subhabrata Dutta, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, and Srilatha Juvva Chapter 5: Domestic Violence in the Asian American Community and Islamic Women, Shreya Bhandari and Khadija Khaja Part IV: Health Issues Chapter 6: Challenges Confronting Sustainable Development Goals: Learnings from Millennium Development Goals, Ruchi Sinha Chapter 7: People and Disability: Strengths and Challenges, Srilatha Juvva, Prerna Sharma, and Pravina Ramanathan Part V: Disaster Management Chapter 8: Culture and its Relevance in Provision of Psychosocial Support for Survivors of Disasters, Kasi Sekar, Elangovan Aravind Raj, Srilatha Juvva, and Chathapuram S. Ramanathan Chapter 9: Public-Private-NGO partnership and Tsunami Relief, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, Srilatha Juvva, and Mizanur Miah Part VI: Education Chapter 10: Universal Education and Development, Rosemary J. Link Part VII: Future Considerations Chapter 11: Concluding Remarks and Futuristic Considerations: Progress, Development, and Peace, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan and Subhabrata Dutta

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