Spirituality, Culture, and Development

Implications for Social Work

Contributions by Shreya Bhandari, Subhabrata Dutta, Srilatha Juvva, Khadija Khaja, Rosemary J. Link, Mizanur R. Miah, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, Pravina Ramanathan, Neil Renwick, Kasi Sekar, Prerna Sharma, Ruchi Sinha, Pius V. Thomas Edited by Chathapuram S. Ramanathan, Srilatha Juvva, Subhabrata Dutta, Khadija Khaja

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Publication date:

07 October 2016

Length of book:

298 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498519687

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.

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

The editors and contributors to this path-breaking book offer new and refreshing insights into the complex relationship between spirituality, culture and development. Social workers everywhere will benefit from the book’s insightful analysis. It deserves to be widely read.