Description
The classic paradigm ?think globally and act locally? is discovering a new relevance in the context of social development, as it provides a useful perspective on addressing the needs of nations as complex and diverse as India. In order to understand a country?s motivation for change and social action, it is first necessary to understand the history of the people and their way of life. Social Work and Social Development compares India and the United States? approaches to social work and social development. The book highlights the similarities between the two countries, especially the cultural pluralism, democratic political structures, and social welfare policy commitments that make possible an inclusionary exchange of knowledge in the fields of social work and social development. The book?s unique multicultural, multilevel approach integrates diverse perspectives, and provides a faceted picture of social structures and change in both countries. The goals are to ultimately move beyond the ethnocentric mantra of applying ?developed? solutions to ?developing? problems and redefine the parameters for understanding people and problems in international social work.
Features
? A unique framework for international comparisons that can be applied beyond the United States and India.
? Contributions from Indian and US experts in social work, sociology, theology, philosophy, and women?s studies.
? Concept overview preceding each part and discussion questions following each chapter.
Contents
1. Tracing Indian Philosophy and Its Contributions / Parthasarathi Mondal
2. Who Is a Hindu? / Devendra Nath Tiwari
3. True Islamic Traditions / Arvind Kumar Rai
4. Toward a Transreligious Synthesis / Daniel B. Lee
5. Social Development and Planning in Developing Countries / Vivek Kumar
6. Planning Development in the United States / Philip Young P. Hong
7. Agrarian Transition and Farmers? Suicides / R. S. Deshpande
8. Impacts of Rapid Restructuring in Agriculture on Farm Families / Daniel Otto and Paul Lasley
9. Beyond Megacities / Sudeshna Chatterjee
10. Community Organization Strategies in the Informal Settlements of the Urban Poor / Anand Jagtap
11. Building Grassroots-Anchored Global Networks / Philip Nyden
12. National Alliance of People?s Movements / Medha Patkar
13. Multiculturalism, Migration, and Globalization / Stephen N. Haymes and Maria Vidal de Haymes
14. Making Public Participation Fundamental to Environmental Monitoring and Decision Making / Leo F. Saldanha
15. Environmental Movements in India / Prashant Bansode
16. Two Hundred Fifty Years of Environmental Activism in the United States / J. Marshall Eames and Nancy C. Tuchman
17. Growth and Development of Child Welfare in India / Nilima Pande
18. A Comparative Look at Family and Child Welfare in India and the United States / James Garbarino
19. A Framework for Understanding Women and Gender in a Comparative Perspective / Elizabeth Jones Hemenway
20. Aging and Caregiving Practices in India / Habibullah Ansari
21. Impact of an Aging Society / Marcia Spira
22. Social Work Intervention in Criminal Justice / Vijay Raghavan
23. American Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Restorative Justice / Edward J. Gumz
24. Primary Health Care / Ratnendra Ramesh Shinde
25. Self-Reliance in Health / John Orwat and Vivian T. Chen
26. Gender and Health in India / Lakshmi Lingam
27. Mental Health Policies and Programs in India / K. Shekar
28. Mental Health / James Marley
29. Understanding Mental Health Problems in Mumbai Slums / Shubhangi R. Parkar
30. Terrorism Laws of India / A. Nagarathna
31. Theater to Television / Manjiri Ketkar-Maslekar
32. Perspectives on Emergence and Regulation of the Voluntary Sector in Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia / Vidya Rao
