caa a22 4500 397583036 CHVBK 20180308164912.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199605 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/sw/41.3.284 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/sw/41.3.284 Schiele Jerome H. Afrocentricity: An Emerging Paradigm in Social Work Practice [Elektronische Daten] [Jerome H. Schiele] Although several models of social work practice that can better assist people of color have emerged, the cultural values of this population generally have not been used as a theoretical base to develop new practice models. This situation not only prevents a truly diversified theoretical base in social work but also reinforces the hegemony of Eurocentric concepts for explaining and solving human and societal problems. Recently the concept "Afrocentricity” has been used to describe the cultural values of people of African descent. This article presents the values and describes the philosophical concepts of Afrocentricity as a social science paradigm on which social work practice can be conceived and built and explains the reasons for the emergence of an Afrocentric social science perspective. Social workers are encouraged to embrace the Afrocentric paradigm because of its emphasis on eliminating oppression and spiritual alienation. Copyright © 1996 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. Afrocentricity nationallicence cultural diversity nationallicence oppression nationallicence social work practice nationallicence Social Work Oxford University Press 41/3(1996-05), 284-294 0037-8046 41:3<284 1996 41 sw https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/41.3.284 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/41.3.284 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Schiele Jerome H. NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Social Work Oxford University Press 41/3(1996-05), 284-294 0037-8046 41:3<284 1996 41 sw Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford