Publication details
Kak pomagajuščije rabotniky konstruirujut problemy ciganskich semjej: vklad obščich i specifičeskich stěreotypov o raditělstvě
| Title in English | How helping professionals construct the problems of Roma families: contribution of general and specific stereotypes about parenting |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | The journal of social policy studies |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.jsps.ru/archives/element.php?IBLOCK_ID=64&SECTION_ID=&ELEMENT_ID=3044 |
| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | parenting; child care; social work |
| Description | Professionals notice an extremely insufficient level of childrens rights and needs provision in Roma community and the same time non-efficient strategies of intervention with Romani families. Their approaches towards family assessment are based on the traditional Western concept of parenting as well as stereotypes about Romani families and Romani culture. These two sources of professional opinion stipulate strengthening of prejudices both concerning the parenting in general and Romani parents in particular. The essential elements of specialists position are as follows: an assurance that the parents are key responsible people for child welfare, and a conviction that Romani parents do not have required competencies and potential for child development. As a result, considerable part of helping professionals demonstrates deadlock viewpoint on possibility to involve Romani community into inclusion of their children. |