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Women and community action: (Revised second edition) (BASW/Policy Press Titles)
Lena Dominelli
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Description for Women and community action: (Revised second edition) (BASW/Policy Press Titles)
Paperback. Linking historical material to the present, "Women and Community Action" examines the ways in which women organise to secure social change that enhances the quality of life at individual and community levels. And, it provides practical skills to enhance capacity building alongside a discussion of theoretical and conceptual issues. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Women have long been the mainstay of communities and heavily involved in community initiatives in various guises. Though often the unsung heros of community action, women's role in a community's growth and development has become increasingly important in a globalising world that has changed considerably since the first edition of this classic text was published. In Britain, for example, women are making a vital contribution to New Labour's 'regeneration strategies' in local communities and central to the social inclusion agenda. Women are also central to sustainable development projects in countries in the South. Drawing on women's experience of community work and community action, ... Read more
Women have long been the mainstay of communities and heavily involved in community initiatives in various guises. Though often the unsung heros of community action, women's role in a community's growth and development has become increasingly important in a globalising world that has changed considerably since the first edition of this classic text was published. In Britain, for example, women are making a vital contribution to New Labour's 'regeneration strategies' in local communities and central to the social inclusion agenda. Women are also central to sustainable development projects in countries in the South. Drawing on women's experience of community work and community action, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
Series
BASW/Policy Press Titles
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347084
SKU
V9781861347084
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Ref
99-1
About Lena Dominelli
Lena Dominelli is Professor of Social and Community Development at the University of Southampton and Director of CISCODEV. Her extensive knowledge as a practitioner, researcher and educator is reflective in the extensive and impressive list of publications in the fields of social work, social policy and sociology, including Social Work; Broadening Horizons; Anti-Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice; Feminist Social Work ... Read more
Reviews for Women and community action: (Revised second edition) (BASW/Policy Press Titles)
"... compliments the work of Ruth Lister and Gail Lewis in looking at citizenship and exclusion. It covers many of the same themes: the dynamic nature of community, (in)visibility of women's action and the processes of inclusion and exclusion. As with these authors, Dominelli takes an overtly feminist stance, which celebrates women's contribution to community development...." "... I would ... Read more