The Community and the Social WorkerF.E. Peacock Publishers, 2001 - 389 pagine This text is intended to contribute to an understanding of human behavior in the social environment by providing social work students with an introduction to American communities. The primary focus is on local communities of place. Attention is also given to the communities of interest and identification that are intertwined with geographic communities. Ecological systems and social systems perspectives serve as conceptual and practical frameworks for examining the multiple communities in which people have membership, social identity, and social interaction. This edition begins with an exposition of the societal context of communities. American society is recognized as part of a global community and then examined as a social system, a community of communities, a multicultural society, and a civil society. The book emphasizes the way that discrimination, economic deprivation, and oppression affect populations at risk and demonstrates the role communities play in the pursuit of individual and collective social and economic justice. |
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... political system plays a major role in the creation of community decision - making and advisory groups . Decision mak- ing is assigned to groups such as a local community zoning board , a property tax review board , a local planning ...
... political system plays a major role in the creation of community decision - making and advisory groups . Decision mak- ing is assigned to groups such as a local community zoning board , a property tax review board , a local planning ...
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... political process . " Poor black neighbors and black neighborhoods in general demonstrated " relatively high levels of political participation in neighborhood associations . " Still , under - representation of people of color in the ...
... political process . " Poor black neighbors and black neighborhoods in general demonstrated " relatively high levels of political participation in neighborhood associations . " Still , under - representation of people of color in the ...
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... POLITICAL SYSTEM In most communities the representation of social workers in political positions , such as elected officials , city or county council members , is minimal . However , social workers develop contacts with elected offi ...
... POLITICAL SYSTEM In most communities the representation of social workers in political positions , such as elected officials , city or county council members , is minimal . However , social workers develop contacts with elected offi ...
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The Societal Context of Communities | 1 |
American Society as a Welfare State | 30 |
Defining Communities | 49 |
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