Mutual Aid Groups, Vulnerable and Resilient Populations, and the Life Cycle

by Alex Gitterman

Book Overview

The contributors to this volume examine the role of mutual aid groups and social workers in helping members of oppressed, vulnerable, and resilient populations regain control over their lives. The chapters reveal the ways in which mutual aid processes help individuals overcome social and emotional trauma in contemporary society by reducing isolation, universalizing individual problems, and mitigating stigma. Using the life cycle as a framework...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231128843
• ISBN13: 9780231128841
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.6"