Creating Spaces: Exploring the Role of Cultural Knowledge as a Source of Empowerment in Models of Social Welfare in Black Communities

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-49

  Graham, Mekada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344153390     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/32.1.35     Document Type: Article

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