Knowing our society' and 'fighting against prejudices': How child welfare workers in Norway and England perceive the challenges of minority parents

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2634-2651

  Križ, Katrin ^b   Skivenes, Marit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti oppressive practice; Anti racist practice; Black and ethnic minority; Child protection; England; Norway; Racism; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651301392     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq026     Document Type: Article

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