Social Work Practices in Chinese Culture : Conceptualization and Implementation.

Intro -- SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES IN CHINESE CULTURE: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION -- SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES IN CHINESE CULTURE: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Social Work Practice: From Multicultural Articulation to Chinese Cultural Articulation -- Introduction -- Multiculturalism: Theoretical Underpinnings -- Definitions and Interpretation of Multiculturalism -- A Dynamic and Holistic Views in Multiculturalism -- Diversity -- Power -- Exchange and Interaction -- A Holistic View -- The Structural Factors of a Multicultural Country -- From National Multiculturalism to Global Multiculturalism -- Different Types of Multiculturalism -- Ethnocentric Multiculturalism -- Static Multiculturalism -- Passive Multiculturalism -- Dynamic Multiculturalism -- A Dynamic View on Diversity -- A Dynamic View on Power -- A Dynamic View of Exchange and Interaction -- Social Work Practice: A Multicultural Interpretation -- Ethnocentric Multiculturalism in Social Work -- Static Multiculturalism in Social Work -- Passive Multiculturalism in Social Work -- Dynamic Multiculturalism in Social Work -- Social Work in Chinese Culture: From Minor Culture in Multicultural Country to Dominant Culture -- in Chinese Communities -- Social Work Practice in Chinese Culture as a Minority Cultural Context -- Social Work Practice in Chinese Culture as a Bicultural Context -- Social Work Practice in Chinese Culture as a Dominant Cultural Context -- Social Work Practice in Chinese Culture as a Diversified Cultural Context -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: A Multi-Dimensional Cultural Perspective on Chinese Culture: Implications to Social Work Practice -- Introduction: Definitions and Dimensions of Culture -- Definition and Dimensions of Culture.

Examples of Combinations of Two Components -- Examples of Combination of Three Components -- Conceptual Underpinnings Of Culture -- Culture as a Process of Development -- Culture as a Prejudice and Biased Value Judgment -- Culture as a Social Behavior -- Culture as Political Domination and Class Struggle -- Culture as Durkheim's Cohesive and Collective Values and Belief in a Society -- Culture as Weber's Subculture and Status Group -- Georg Simmel's Subjective and Objective Cultive in Modernity -- Culture as Mass Culture and Communication in Frankfurt School Critical Cultural Studies -- Stuart Hall's Ideology in Media Message and Popular Consciousness -- Gidden's Culture as a Social Structure and Lifeworld -- Bauman's Realm of Freedom in Culture as Praxis -- Foucault's Interpretive Analysis of Culture as Discourse, Power and Institution -- Bourdieu's Cultural Impersalism and Acculturation -- A Multi-dimensional Sociological Frame of Culture -- Globalization of Culture -- Culture and Authenization -- Multi-Dimensional Interpretations of Chinese Culture: Implications to Social Work Practice with -- Chinese Communities -- Static and Dynamic Elements of Chinese Culture -- Static and Dynamic Chinese Culture -- Developmental Process of Chinese Culture -- Prejudice of Chinese Culture -- Implications to Social Work Practice with Chinese Communities -- The Social and Structural Nature of Chinese Culture -- Traditional Chinese Culture in Social Structure in Ancient China -- The Encounter with the Modern Western Culture -- Westernization and Globalization of Chinese Culture in China -- The Unresolved Dilemma of Marxism and Captialism in Class Struggle -- Ideological Vacuum: Tension between Traditional Beliefs and Modern Values -- Confucianism, Kinship and Status Group in China.

Modern Chinese Culture in terms of Subjective and Objective Culture, Mass Culture and Popular Culture -- Action and Social System in Current Chinese Culture -- Freedom and Creativity in Chinese Culture -- Power, Institution, Discourse and Knowledge in Chinese Culture -- Education, Social Control and Cultural Impersalism and Acculturation -- Interacting Effects among Various Forces -- Implications to Social Work -- Marxism, Socialism and Maoism Based Social Work -- Traditional Chinse Culture Based Social Work -- Local Dialect and Custom Based Social Work -- Relevancy of Different Models of Cultural Based Social Work Practice in Working with Different Chinese Communities -- Diversity of Impacts to Different Members within a Chinese Community -- Interchange and Mixing of Different Models -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Natures and Development of Social Work and Its Implications to Social Work Practice in Chinese Communities -- Introduction -- International Development of Social Work -- A Historical Sketch of Defintions and Natures -- of Social Work -- History in the Definition of Social Work Practice -- Charitable Societies and Settlement House Period: Volunteer Visit in Charitable Organizations -- Scientific Philanthropy and Individual Problems Period: Personal Casework vs Work on Social Problem -- National Conference on Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Services: Generic and Community Based Casework in Specific Groups of Clients -- National Training for Social Work: Emergence of Social Work Education (1930-1950) -- Formation of the National Association of Social Workers and Affirmation of a Unified Definition of Social Work (1951- 1960) -- Generalized Definition of Social Work -- Values and Ethics of Social Work -- Purposes of Social Work -- Knowledge in Social Work -- Interventive Techniques in Social Work Practice.

Searching the Common Base of Social Work Practice (1960-1970) -- Central Focus of Social Functioning -- Social Work Orientation -- Intervention Repertoire -- Values and Knowledge -- Common Base Social Work Practice in Action -- Controversies of Common Base Social Work Practice (1970-1980) -- Internationlization of Social Work (1980 -Onwards) -- Current Debate in the Natures of Social Work -- in Global Context -- Review of Natures and Definition of Social Work in 2001 -- Shifting from Ecological Orientation to a Power and Liberation in Social Work -- Social Functioning Enhancement Vs Liberation from Oppression -- Human Need versus Human Right -- Multi-disciplinary and IndigenuousKnowledge -- Multi-dimensional and Static Social Work Practice -- Right Oriented Social Work Practice -- Transformational Natures and Definitions of Social Work -- From Individual to Individual-Collective -- Divided-Undivided Whole Worldview -- Equilibrium and Far from Equilibrium -- Self Determination - Codetermination among Self Organization -- Linear and Non-Linear Patterns -- Dichotomous Opposites Vs Complementary Principles -- Dual Purpose-Unifying Purpose -- Person in Environment Domain versus Person in Environment Network Domain -- Entity-Centered and Relationship Centered Focus -- Common Based and Common Whole Social Work -- Global Standards of Social Work Education and Training: Universal Definition -- Universal Definition of Social Work -- Universal Ethical Principle -- Universal Core Purpose of Social Work -- Universal Core Mission on Social Work Education -- Universal Core Social Work Curriculum -- Global Standard with Over-Simplied Natures of Social Work Practice -- Universal Natures and Indigenized Natures in Social Work -- Eurocentric Language and Non-Eurocentric Language in Global Standards.

Postmoderism and Global Standard Setting: Metanarratives vs Imperalism -- Flexibility and Rigidity in a Universal Frame in Social Work Nature -- Natures of Social Work Practice in Chinese Communites and Cultures -- Developmental of Social Work Practice and Social Work Education in Chinese Communities -- Social Work Practice and Education in China -- Social Work Practice and Education in Hong Kong -- Social Work Practice and Education in Taiwan -- Applicabilities of American and Global Social Work in Chinese Communities -- Applicabilities of Charitable Orientation of Social Work Practice in Chinese Communities -- Applicabilites of Ecological Orientation of Social Work Practice in Chinese Communities -- Ecological Perspective and Social Functioning in Social Work Practice -- Applicabilities to Chinese Communities -- Applicabilites of Right and Power Orientation of Social Work Practice in Chinese Communities -- Western vs Traditional Chinese Articulation of Interpersonal Power, Oppression and Empowerment -- Individualism Vs Collectivism -- Collectivism within Traditional Chinese Culture -- Right and Power Liberation in terms of Relatedness in Chinese culture -- Right and Power Liberation in terms of beloning within Chinese Culture -- Right and Power Liberation in terms of Duties in Chinese Cultures -- Right and Power Liberation in Terms of Harmony in Chinese Culture -- Power and Liberation in Terms of Advice in Chinese Culture -- Context, Hierarchy and Group of Right Advocacy and Power Liberation in Chinese Culture -- Applicability of Transformational Natures and Definition of Social Work -- Transformational Natures and Definitions of Social Work -- Transformational Social Work within Chinese Culture -- Applicability of Global Social Work in Chinese Communities -- Applicability of Global Social Work to Different Cultural Contexts.

Applicability of Universal Social Work within Chinese Cultural Contexts.

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