Islam and Social Work
Culturally Sensitive Practice in a Diverse World
Distributed for Bristol University Press
224 pages
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6 3/4 x 9 1/2
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© 2017
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
List of case studies, figures and tables
Acknowledgments
One Introduction
Aims and scope
Definition of terms
Organisation of the book
Addressing ethnicity in social work
Social work, ethnocentrism and the influence of postmodernism
Reflectivity and reflexivity
Sara’s story
Fatima’s story
Basia’s story
Tracey’s story
Two The Muslim ummah: context and concepts
Introduction
The establishment of an Islamic community
The Qur’an, the hadith and the shari’a
Islam and Muslims
Fundamental principles of the ummah
Sacred spaces
Gender and Islam
Culture, faith and tradition
Denominational diversity
Nationalism and fundamentalism
Migration and Muslim communities in Europe
Politicisation and the quest for identity
Islamophobia
Human dignity and insan al-kamil
Three Social work education and Islam
Addressing discrimination in social work education
Globalisation and social work
Dominant pedagogies
Indigenisation, authenticisation and localization
Social work values
Islamic values
Welfare of the community
Individual freedom and social conformity
Conflict in values
Spirituality, epistemology and cosmology
Assessments and cultural diversity
Four Gender relations and the centrality of the family
Family morphology
Marriage
Parenthood and child-rearing
Sexuality
Conforming to gender norms
Modesty and propriety
Feminism and Islam
Five Working with families
Contemporary family conflicts: changing gender roles
Problematic parenting
Family crisis due to ‘unlawful’ sexuality
Divorce
Domestic violence: forms and features
Forced marriage is domestic violence
Murder, ‘shame’ and domestic violence
Abuse of children
Accommodation of Muslim children
Adoption and fostering
Six Muslim families and health
Medicine in historical Islam
Faith, culture and health
Reproduction
Genital mutilation
Disability and Islam
Mental health issues
Seven Ageing and end of life
Ageing trends in the UK
Global implications for ageing populations
Models of care
Health and social care systems
Cultural competence in elderly care
Islamic constructions of ageing
Al-Asr: The late afternoon of old age
End of life and coping with death
Eight Muslim communities, crime, victimization and criminal justice
Introduction
Ethnicity and criminal justice
Muslim communities and victimization
Muslim communities and crime
Muslim communities, prisons and rehabilitation
Nine Concluding
Remarks
Reflecting on the journey
Revisiting the terrain
Acknowledging faith
Future directions
References
Index
Acknowledgments
One Introduction
Aims and scope
Definition of terms
Organisation of the book
Addressing ethnicity in social work
Social work, ethnocentrism and the influence of postmodernism
Reflectivity and reflexivity
Sara’s story
Fatima’s story
Basia’s story
Tracey’s story
Two The Muslim ummah: context and concepts
Introduction
The establishment of an Islamic community
The Qur’an, the hadith and the shari’a
Islam and Muslims
Fundamental principles of the ummah
Sacred spaces
Gender and Islam
Culture, faith and tradition
Denominational diversity
Nationalism and fundamentalism
Migration and Muslim communities in Europe
Politicisation and the quest for identity
Islamophobia
Human dignity and insan al-kamil
Three Social work education and Islam
Addressing discrimination in social work education
Globalisation and social work
Dominant pedagogies
Indigenisation, authenticisation and localization
Social work values
Islamic values
Welfare of the community
Individual freedom and social conformity
Conflict in values
Spirituality, epistemology and cosmology
Assessments and cultural diversity
Four Gender relations and the centrality of the family
Family morphology
Marriage
Parenthood and child-rearing
Sexuality
Conforming to gender norms
Modesty and propriety
Feminism and Islam
Five Working with families
Contemporary family conflicts: changing gender roles
Problematic parenting
Family crisis due to ‘unlawful’ sexuality
Divorce
Domestic violence: forms and features
Forced marriage is domestic violence
Murder, ‘shame’ and domestic violence
Abuse of children
Accommodation of Muslim children
Adoption and fostering
Six Muslim families and health
Medicine in historical Islam
Faith, culture and health
Reproduction
Genital mutilation
Disability and Islam
Mental health issues
Seven Ageing and end of life
Ageing trends in the UK
Global implications for ageing populations
Models of care
Health and social care systems
Cultural competence in elderly care
Islamic constructions of ageing
Al-Asr: The late afternoon of old age
End of life and coping with death
Eight Muslim communities, crime, victimization and criminal justice
Introduction
Ethnicity and criminal justice
Muslim communities and victimization
Muslim communities and crime
Muslim communities, prisons and rehabilitation
Nine Concluding
Remarks
Reflecting on the journey
Revisiting the terrain
Acknowledging faith
Future directions
References
Index
Review Quotes
David J. Gaylard, University of Chichester
“This excellent teaching and learning aid provides students with an insightful understanding of the Islamic faith to take forward into social work practice.”
David Pitcher, UK Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
“A really valuable and up-to-date resource that addresses all fields of social work. It gets at the questions that practitioners actually ask.”
Professional Social Work, on the first edition
“Islam and Social Work is certainly an interesting and informative read, whether for the social worker or a broader range of practitioners.”
Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway, University of London, on the first edition
“With the emergence of Muslim communities in Western societies, and in the context of Islamophobia, multiculturalism vs. social cohesion, and secularism vs. religious identities, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of culturally competent approaches in social work practice.”
Robert Adams, University of Teesside, on the first edition
“This book will be an invaluable resource for social workers wishing to come to grips with the complexity and range of different Islamic beliefs and to gain a critical understanding of how they affect practice.”
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