Doesn't this reinforce stereotypes that young people of immigrant backgrounds are more prone to turning to drugs/criminal activities etc, particularly (1) when root causes of such behavior (where they exist) are not examined (2) mainstream (non-immigrant) populations in drugs/criminal activities are not compared/included in the exercise (would this group be classified as deviating from the 'normal'?).
Just a few thoughts...
Vanmala
--- On Wed, 9/9/09, Mark Priestley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Mark Priestley <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: FW: Question.
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 2:40 AM
> From: Ljungström Elisabet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09 September 2009 10:21
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Question.
>
> Is there somebody who knows about this?
>
> I have been considering a project where a group of young
> people with physical disabilities would be brought together
> with a group of similarly young people with immigrant
> background without physical disabilities. The second group
> should, by some criterion be considered in the risk zone for
> turning to drugs or/and criminal activities. One question
> that arises is how can groups that in some sense deviate
> from the "normal" be expected to work together? Would there
> be a risk of "ranking" i.e. "my group is better than your
> group because......" "We do not want to be working or be
> together because.......................?????"
> I have got some of these signals.
>
>
> Do you know of any published research in this area? Please
> let me know.
>
> Best regards
> Elisabet Ljungström
> Head of department of rehabilitation for young people with
> physical disabilities
> Bräcke Diakoni
> Göteborg
> www.brackediakoni.se<http://www.brackediakoni.se/>
> Thank you
>
> Yours sincerely
> Elisabet Ljungström
> Bhabiliteringen Riksgymnasiet
> Bräcke Diakoni
> Göteborg
> Sweden
>
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