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Bobo, Sharlynn Elaine.

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African American human service organizations.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	African American human service organizations./
Author:	Bobo, Sharlynn Elaine.
Description:	261 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-09, Section: A, page: 3566.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International65-09A.
Subject:	Social Work. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3147522
ISBN:	0496062123

African American human service organizations.
Bobo, Sharlynn Elaine.

African American human service organizations. - 261 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-09, Section: A, page: 3566.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Howard University, 2004.

This dissertation explores the functioning of African American Human Service Organizations (AAHSOs), hitherto underrepresented in social work research literature. These modern organizations maintain a historical tradition of Black caregiving built on principles of mutual aid and self-help.

ISBN: 0496062123Subjects--Topical Terms:

617587
Social Work.

African American human service organizations.
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