Hidden Among the Hidden (UK)

ISBN-13: 9780190602321 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 192 str.

Helen K. (Research Scientist Black; John T. (Adjunct Assistant Professor Groce; Charles E. (Founding Member Harmon

Opis

What are the experiences of African-American elder male caregivers? Based on research with twelve African-American caregivers born in the first half of the 20th century, this book captures the complexity and poignancy of the caregiving pilgrimage, and roots men's caregiving narratives within the biographical and historical context of their lives.

Recenzje

In The Hidden Among the Hidden, Black, Groce, and Harmon, who have firsthand experience as caregivers, explore the caregiving experiences of African American elderly men, a group that has garnered limited attention in the caregiving literature. The authors, using their strong interpersonal skills, created the space for the men who participated in the study to share their poignant and heartbreaking stories, narratives, trials, tribulations, and joys associated with the practice of caregiving. . . . Black, Groce, and Harmon are to be congratulated for focusing on the positive accomplishments of African American men as it is a refreshing break from the negative, demeaning images and representations of African American men that tend to dominate the media. With this volume, 'the hidden among the hidden' will become more visible and recognized for the critical and important roles of caregivers." - David Este, PhD, MSW, MA, Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary

O autorze

Helen K. Black, PhD, has designed and conducted federally- and privately-funded gerontological research studies, ethnographically interviewing participants, analyzing qualitative data, and writing up results on subjects as varied as suffering, poverty, forgiveness, African-American veterans, and childless women. She has authored over 40 articles, five book chapters, and three books in the field of gerontology. John T. Groce, DEd, co-founder of M.A.L.E. (Mature Africans Learning from Each Other), is a long-time activist. His training in social work placed him in the arena of education, administration, and the city streets — gaining human services for the most vulnerable. He has authored several articles on elder males and, along with Black and Harmon, the book From Zero to Eighty: Two African American Men's Narrative of Racism, Suffering, Survival, and Transformation. Charles E. Harmon, co-founder of M.A.L.E. (Mature Africans Learning from Each Other), is a long-time activist. As a radio personality on the progressive radio station WDAS in the 1960s and 1970s, his guests were the "movers and shakers" in the African-American community. He has authored, along with Black and Groce, From Zero to Eighty: Two African American Men's Narrative of Racism, Suffering, Survival, and Transformation.