Author(s) | Akua Benjamin; Carl James; David Este; Tana Turner; Wanda Thomas Bernard |
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Race & Well-Being
The Lives, Hopes, and Activism of African Canadians
Through in-depth qualitative and quantitative research with African Canadians in three Canadian cities – Calgary, Toronto and Halifax – this book explores how experiences of racism, combined with other social and economic factors, affect the health and well-being of African Canadians. With a special interest in how racial stereotyping impacts Black men and boys, this book shares stories of racism and violence and explores how experiences and interpretations of, and reactions to, racism differ across a range of social and economic variables. Rejecting the notion that Black communities are homogeneous, this book gives a detailed examination of three distinct communities: Caribbean, immigrant African and Canadian Black. The authors also explore how individuals, families and communities can better understand and challenge racism.
Contributors
Carl James
Dr. Carl James is Professor in the Faculty of Education, cross-appointed in the graduate programs in Sociology and Social Work.
David Este
David Este is professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.
Wanda Thomas Bernard
Dr. Thomas Bernard has had a long and distinguished career in the field of social work. Dr. Thomas Bernard has worked in mental health at the Nova Scotia Hospital, in rural community practice with the Family Services Association, and since 1990, has been a professor at the Dalhousie School of Social Work, where she has held the position of Director since 2001.
Akua Benjamin
Akua Benjamin is professor, Faculty of Community Services, School of Social Work, Ryerson University.
Tana Turner
Tana Turner is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education at York University.