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Shared heritage and differing values in child welfare services in Scotland and North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, 177 Stone Building, Greensboro, North Carolina 27104, USA, drbeerma{at}uncg.edu
University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Studies, 31 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9JT, Scotland, UK English The unique shared history of Scotland and North Carolina offers fertile ground for cross-cultural comparison of child welfare approaches. This preliminary study yields a rich scholarly and structural contrast, which allows for deeper understanding of how cultural differences affect the delivery of child welfare services. French La situation historique unique de l'Écosse et de la Caroline du Nord qui ont un passé commun offre un terrain fertile pour l'é tude comparative des diffé rences interculturelles en ce qui a trait aux approches en matiè re de protection de l'enfance. L'é tude pré liminaire ré vè le un riche contraste sur les plans du savoir et des structures, ce qui permet de mieux saisir l'impact des diffé rences culturelles sur la livraison des services de protection de l'enfance. Spanish La historia única compartida entre Escocia y Carolina del Norte ofrece un terreno fé rtil para las aproximaciones a la comparación transcultural en el bienestar infantil. Este estudio preliminar produce un rico contraste tanto estructural como en conocimientos, el cual permite un entendimiento más profundo sobre la manera en que las diferencias culturales impactan la adjudicación de los servicios de bienestar infantil.
Key Words: child welfare • cross-cultural • North Carolina • Scotland • social policy
International Social Work, Vol. 50, No. 2,
157-170 (2007) |
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