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024 7 _a10.1007/b106744
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100 1 _aCoughlan, Reed.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aBosnian Refugees in America
_h[electronic resource] :
_bNew Communities, New Cultures /
_cby Reed Coughlan, Judith Owens-Manley.
264 1 _aBoston, MA :
_bSpringer US,
_c2006.
300 _aIX, 197 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aClinical Sociology: Research and Practice,
_x1566-7847
505 0 _aCommunity Research and Practice with Refugees: An Overview -- A Conceptual Framework for Research and Practice -- Bosnians in Utica: A Community Context -- “The Beautiful Life” and the Run Up to War -- The Violence of War -- Displacement and Transit: Traumatic Stress in the Lives of Refugees -- Resettlement: The First Year -- Learning the Ropes -- Challenges to Psychosocial Wellness -- Acculturation: Bosnians in Utica -- Sociological and Social Work Practice: Implications for Humanitarian Work with Refugees in Resettlement.
520 _aThis book is based on the results of a research project that focused on the lives and experiences of a sample of 100 Bosnian families in an upstate New York community. This particular community has been the site of resettlement of more than 10,000 refugees from many countries between 1979 and 2001, including about 4,000 Bosnian refugees between 1993 and 2001. The book tells the story of the psychological, socio-cultural and economic adaptations of the Bosnian refugees to this community. It considers the effects of the trauma of war, the cultural differences and dislocation that are a part of their experience, the strategies they have used for successful adjustment, and the obstacles they still face in reconciling personal hopes and dreams. This is a timely and compelling story, much of it told in the words of the Bosnians themselves. The book considers the diverse experiences of urban and rural families before the war and the effects of the timing of their departure from Bosnia upon their experience of resettlement. The relative success of their adaptation is attributed to the consonance between Bosnian attributes and values and the characteristics of the host community. A discussion of sociological and social work practice with refugees includes suggestions for working with newcomers in the years following resettlement in individual, family, and community contexts.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 0 _aPolitical science.
650 0 _aSocial work.
650 0 _aSociology.
650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aSociology, general.
650 2 4 _aSocial Work.
650 2 4 _aPolitical Science.
650 2 4 _aSocial Sciences, general.
700 1 _aOwens-Manley, Judith.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9780387251554
830 0 _aClinical Sociology: Research and Practice,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b106744
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950 _aHumanities, Social Sciences and Law (Springer-11648)
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