Community Organizing In A Diverse Society

Author : Felix G. Rivera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Organizing in a Diverse Society written by Felix G. Rivera and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of discussions of the social, political, economic and cultural problems currently facing the major communities of colour in the USA. Each chapter focuses on a specific community, and the chapter authors are members of the communities about which they write.

Author : Felix G. Rivera
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Organizing in a Diverse Society written by Felix G. Rivera and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1998 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-known community organization text is a collection of in-depth discussions of the social, political, economic, and cultural problems facing different communities in the U.S. The text is written from a community organizing and social change perspective, with each chapter focusing on a specific community. Chapter authors, in addition to being recognized experts in their fields, are also members of the communities about which they write. This edition incorporates the new Curriculum Policy Statements of the CSWE regarding coverage of diversity, values and ethics, social and economic justice and oppression, populations-at-risk, and other areas. The chapter authors have followed a common format in applying relevant theories and methods of practice for community organizing to their specific communities, including coverage of child welfare, the Welfare Reform Act, AIDS, and other topics. Also, this new edition includes a discussion of the moral and ethical dilemmas inherent in organizing with communities of color.

Author : Felix G. Rivera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Organizing in a Diverse Society written by Felix G. Rivera and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of discussions of the social, political, economic and cultural problems currently facing the major communities of colour in the USA. Each chapter focuses on a specific community, and the chapter authors are members of the communities about which they write.

Author : Chris Shannahan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134737408
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theology of Community Organizing written by Chris Shannahan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rising importance of community organizing in the US and more recently in Britain has coincided with the developing significance of social movements and identity politics, debates about citizenship, social capital, civil society, and religion in the public sphere. At a time when participation in formal political process and membership of faith groups have both declined dramatically, community organizing has provided a new opportunity for small community groups, marginalized urban communities, and people of faith to engage in effective political action through the developments of inter-faith and cross-cultural coalitions of groups. In spite of its renewed popularity, little critical attention has been paid to community organizing. This book places community organizing within debates about the role of religion in the public sphere and the rise of public theology in recent years. The book explores the history, methodology, and achievements of community organizing, engaging in a series of conversations with key community organizers in the US and Britain. This volume breaks new ground by beginning to articulate a cross-cultural and inter-faith ‘Theology for Community Organizing’ that arises from fresh readings of Liberation Theology.

Author : Ross J. Gittell
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803957923
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Organizing written by Ross J. Gittell and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-06-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing new insight into an important community development challenge, this text looks at how to stimulate the formation of community-based organizations and effective citizen action in neighbourhoods.

Author : A. Schutz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230118534
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collective Action for Social Change written by A. Schutz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community organizers build solidarity and collective power in fractured communities. They help ordinary people turn their private pain into public action, releasing hidden capacities for leadership and strategy. In Collective Action for Social Change , Aaron Schutz and Marie G. Sandy draw on their extensive experience participating in community organizing activities and teaching courses on the subject to empower novices to think like an organizers.

Author : Melvin Delgado
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195182766
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth-Led Community Organizing written by Melvin Delgado and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth-led organizing is increasingly receiving attention from scholars, activists, and the media. Delgado and Staples have produced the first comprehensive study of this dynamic field. Their well-organized book takes an important step toward bridging the gap between academic knowledge and community practice in this growing area.

Author : DAVID LEVINSON
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761925988
Total Pages : 2045 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Community written by DAVID LEVINSON and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 2045 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Community is a major four volume reference work that seeks to define one of the most widely researched topics in the behavioural and social sciences. Community itself is a concept, an experience, and a central part of being human. This pioneering major reference work seeks to provide the necessary definitions of community far beyond the traditional views.

Author : Audrey Olsen Faulkner
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560246114
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diversity and Development in Community Practice written by Audrey Olsen Faulkner and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributing authors of this book provide current knowledge and practice models for community work in diverse settings. Diversity and Development in Community Practice is full of case examples, theory development, research, and field teaching models for practice across ethnic and racial groups. Faculty will find the book useful due to its scope of theory, practice, research, and examples of student and student/teacher advocacy projects. Chapters provide new information on working in ethnic communities, management styles, advocacy research, work in multicultural communities, and adapting current practice strategies to specific communities. While the chapters have different foci, all deal with connecting community development strategies to diverse communities. The main theme of the book, to identify the importance of community development and present state-of-the-art theory, research, and practice models, assists practitioners and professionals in a broad range of human service, as well as educators and students in their understanding of the usefulness of development in a community setting. All of the contributing authors affirm and support the historic principles that have guided the development of community social work practice. They propose theoretical models and describe current interventions that address needs related to contemporary social problems. Among the topics they cover are: community development--procedures and skills theory development for community projects community development and organizing in communities of color self-help as both strategy and outcome management styles classroom advocacy Together the chapters provide significant guidance for further work in theory construction and curriculum development and offer direction for effective practice and research. Community practitioners, faculty, and students will find in Diversity and Development in Community Practice effective methods and strategies for working with diverse populations in the world's changing economic and social times.

Author : Ram A. Cnaan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387329331
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations written by Ram A. Cnaan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the way associations and the organization of local social life are intertwined is one of the oldest approaches to community study, the way citizens and residents come together informally to act and solve problems has rarely been a primary focus. Associations are central to important and developing areas of social theory and social action. This handbook takes voluntary associations as the starting point for making sense of communities. It offers a new perspective on voluntary organizations and gives an integrated, yet diverse, theoretical understanding of this important aspect of community life.