By looking at a variety of racial and ethnic groups in society, "Social Work, Marriage and Ethnicity" examines the conventional knowledge, theories and best practices relating to marriages. Contributors address marriage interventions, female empowerment, parenting, and cohabitation, as well as the variables which impact these situations, such as employment, housing, domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, within appropriate and meaningful cultural contexts.

This book will be particularly useful for social workers working in many settings: clinical, community, research, policy implementation,...