Community practice and the Afrocentric paradigm

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2168796
AutoresColita Nichols Fairfax (0009-0003-3271-610X, Norfolk State University)
Año2017
Volumen27
Número1-2
Páginas73-80
Fecha de publicación2017-02-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2016.1263090
OpenAlexW2562250970
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas14

Community practice was developed by social reformers after Black people created communities after enslavement. Given America's apartheid system of segregation, Black social leaders, also referred to as social reformers, were creating institutions and systems that not only attended to human needs but also affirmed culture, family, and traditions. As the Afrocentric perspective reinterpreted African philosophy, socioeconomic/political realities, and culture in the latter 20th century, social workers should apply this point of view within a community practice context to attend to systemic and environmental issues impacting the African American community. This article explores the intersection of community practice and the Afrocentric paradigm that social workers can apply in the 21st century

Community organizing · Context (archaeology · Environmental ethics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work · Gender Studies · History · Law