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Author Coughlan, Reed

Title Bosnian refugees in America : new communities, new cultures / Reed Coughlan and Judith Owens-Manley
Published New York : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Clinical sociology
Clinical sociology.
Contents Front Matter; Community 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; Back Matter
Summary "This 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 hoes and dreams." "This is a timely 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."--Jacket
Analysis sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
sociologie
sociology
politicologie
political science
sociale kwesties
social issues
sociaal werk
social work
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index
Notes English
Print version record
In Springer e-books
Subject Bosnian Americans -- New York (State) -- Utica -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Refugees -- New York (State) -- Utica -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Bosnian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- New York (State) -- Utica
Bosnian Americans -- New York (State) -- Utica -- Interviews
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Refugees
Clinical sociology -- New York (State) -- Utica
Bosnian Americans.
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.
Clinical sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Refugees -- New York (State) -- Utica -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Bosnian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- New York (State) -- Utica.
Bosnian Americans -- New York (State) -- Utica.
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Refugees.
Clinical sociology -- New York (State) -- Utica.
Bosnian Americans -- New York (State) -- Utica -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Bosnian Americans
Clinical sociology
Ethnic relations
Refugees
Refugees -- Social conditions
Social conditions
SUBJECT Utica (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Utica (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
Subject Utica (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
Utica (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
New York (State) -- Utica
Genre/Form interviews.
History
Interviews
Interviews.
Interviews.
Form Electronic book
Author Owens-Manley, Judith
LC no. 2005923577
ISBN 9780387251547
0387251545
0387251553
9780387251554
6610613516
9786610613519