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: Perspectives from India and the United States 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 contributors to this book include both US
and Indian experts in sociology, theology, women's studies, and social work. They examine both micro and macro issues ranging from religious pluralism, population migration, and criminal justice to child welfare, health care, and mental health policies. This unique approach integrates these multiple
perspectives and provides a faceted picture of social structures and change in both countries.
The goals of this book are to move finally beyond the ethnocentric mantra of applying "developed" solutions to "developing" problems and redefine the parameters for understanding people and
problems in international social work. It is a unique and valuable resource for course work in social work, social development, international studies, and Asian studies. The framework presented in this book can be used as a model for further comparisons, so that we truly can begin thinking globally
while acting locally not just in India, but in the United States and the rest of the world.
Preface
Introduction to India: Interdisciplinary, Multilevel, Bicultural Perspective
Part I: The Roots of Social Work: Values, Religion, and Philosophy in India
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
Part II: The Social Development Trajectory and Its Human and Environmental Consequences
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: The 1980s Farm Financial Crisis in Iowa, Daniel Otto and Paul Lasley
9. Beyond Megacities: Next Generation Urban
Development in India, 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: Multiculturalism, Migration, and
Globalization, Medha Patkar
13. Multiculturalism, Migration, and Globalization: Reflections on Deterritorialization in India, 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: Differing Perspectives and Dimensions, Prashant Bansode
16. Two Hundred Fifty Years of Environmental Activism in the United States: A Story of Partial Success? J. Marshall Eames and Nancy C. Tuchman
Part III: Family Social Welfare and Corrections
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: United States, Marcia Spira
22. Social Work Intervention in Criminal Justice: Field-Theory Linkage, Vijay Raghavan
23. American Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Restorative Justice, Edward J. Gumz
Part
IV: Health and Mental Health in India
24. Primary Health Care: Issues and Perspectives with Reference to Developing Countries, Ratnendra Ramesh Shinde
25. Self-Reliance in Health: Parallels between the United States and India, John Orwat and Vivian T. Chen
26. Gender and Health in India:
Issues beyond Access to Health-Care Services, Lakshmi Lingam
27. Mental Health Policies and Programs in India, K. Shekar
28. Mental Health: An American Response, James Marley
29. Understanding Mental Health Problems in Mumbai Slums, Shubhangi R. Parkar
Part V: Emerging Issues of
Importance
30. Terrorism Laws of India: A Look at the Legal Framework in Light of Human Rights Concerns, A. Nagarathna
31. Theater to Television: A Study of Community and Communication in India, Manjiri Ketkar-Maslekar
32. Perspectives on Emergence and Regulation of the Voluntary Sector
in Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, Vidya Rao
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Shweta Singh (MSW, The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) is associate professor of social work at Loyola University Chicago and an associate faculty member of the women and gender studies department. Her current research projects
focus on issues of migration, work, education, and mental health in developing countries and issues of identity in women and girls. Her international work includes assignments with UNICEF, OXFAM, and CII.
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