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Community Matter
Margot Kempers
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Description for Community Matter
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Community Matters is unique in its use of a contextualized, interactionist approach to analyze the nature and extent of community. Its theoretical discussion of community as process is expanded through the inclusion of arguments raised in political science and philosophy, and is balanced by descriptive analyses of a diverse selection of communities. This book helps bridge the divide between works of academic argument concerning civil society and community life and books explicitly focused on presenting practical information on what is and is not effective in community work. Community Matters shifts attention away from a conceptualization of community as a ... Read more
Community Matters is unique in its use of a contextualized, interactionist approach to analyze the nature and extent of community. Its theoretical discussion of community as process is expanded through the inclusion of arguments raised in political science and philosophy, and is balanced by descriptive analyses of a diverse selection of communities. This book helps bridge the divide between works of academic argument concerning civil society and community life and books explicitly focused on presenting practical information on what is and is not effective in community work. Community Matters shifts attention away from a conceptualization of community as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780830415687
SKU
V9780830415687
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Community Matter
Kemper has done an excellent job examining the multiple elements of this complex sociological concept as a process from as interactionist perspective. Her use of case material to explore and illustrate various aspects of community is a real strength of this book.
Lee H. Staples, MSW, PhD, clinical professor, Boston University of Social Work
Lee H. Staples, MSW, PhD, clinical professor, Boston University of Social Work