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When the term ‘ethnic group’ or ‘ethnic minority’ is used in Britain, there is a tendency to apply it only to the Asian or black populations. There is also a tendency to apply very generalized information rigidly and assume that all ethnic groups behave in a similar manner and experience similar problems.
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Maczka, K. (1990). Working with people from ethnic groups. In: Assessing Physically Disabled People At Home. Therapy in Practice Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3426-0_4
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