Explain the ways in which cultural messages influence family help-seeking patterns. Based on the Garcia-Lowe case study, describe how a family’s ethnic identification might impact its multisystem transactions. Finally, explain why understanding dimensions of ethnic identity is important for a social worker engaging with families.
- Access the Social Work Case Studies media and navigate to the Garcia-Lowe Family case. While you read, consider cultural factors within the case, including the family members’ ethnic identities.
Rasheed, J. M., Rasheed, M. N., & Marley, J. A. (2010). Ethnicity and family life Download Ethnicity and family life. In Family therapy: Models and techniques (pp. 83–131). Sage.