Are Culturally Sophisticated Agencies Better Workplaces for Social Work Staff and Administrators?.

Gant, Larry M.

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ERIC Number: EJ538859

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Are Culturally Sophisticated Agencies Better Workplaces for Social Work Staff and Administrators?

Gant, Larry M.

Social Work, v41 n2 p163-71 Mar 1996

Analyzes data from 285 African American social workers and administrators to demonstrate effect of perceptions of agency cultural sophistication on reports of psychological and work-related stress. Discusses usefulness of cultural sophistication as an explanatory variable in understanding staff perceptions of occupational and psychological stress in human services organizations. (Author/FC)

Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Competency Based Education, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity, Job Satisfaction, Skill Development, Social Work, Social Workers, Stress Variables, Work Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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