'We have very different positions on some issues': How child welfare workers in norway and england bridge cultural differences when communicating with ethnic minority families;'Vi har ganske forskjellige posisjoner i noen saker': Om hvordan barnevernarbeidere i norge og england håndterer kulturelle forskjeller når de kommuniserer med etniske minoritetsfamilier

European Journal of Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-18

  Križ, Katrin ^b   Skivenes, Marit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Child welfare work; Communication; Culture; England; Ethnic minority families; Norway

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749318503     PISSN: 13691457     EISSN: 14682664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691450903135626     Document Type: Article

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