A study of social distance in the implementation of the national minority social work in Xinjiang. Issue 3 (1st September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chai, Xue
• Is Part Of: China journal of social work. Volume 9:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 278
• Page End: 290
• Publication Date: 2016-09-01
• Subjects: Ethnic minority social work -- implementation of social work -- social distance; Social service -- China -- Periodicals; 361.30951
• DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2017.1254735
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-5098

Abstract

Abstract: As a subfield of social work studies, social work for ethnic minorities has drawn the attention of academics and practitioners in recent years. In Mainland China, hardly anyone is involved in social work concerning ethnic minorities, and barely a handful of practical research papers on ethnic minority social work are available. This paper seeks to study practical social work for ethnic minorities from the perspective of social distance. It describes the major social distance scales and the main causes behind the formation of social distance, as well as several strategies in response to the social distance in ethnic minority social work.