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Searching for Community
Jeremy Brent
其他書名
Representation, Power and Action on an Urban Estate
出版Policy Press, 2009-05-13
主題Business & Economics / Development / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Social Services & WelfareSocial Science / Human ServicesSocial Science / Social WorkSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Sociology / Urban
ISBN184742323X9781847423238
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=o901DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋At a time when politicians place increasing importance on the role of 'community' in overcoming social problems, 'Searching for community' asks the vital question 'what is community, anyway?'. Is it an answer to social problems or an illusion to be dismissed? This insightful book is written from the perspective of the late Jeremy Brent's thirty year involvement as a youth worker in Southmead, a housing estate in Bristol and a place where discourses of community run strong. Searching for community presents a variety of perspectives to challenge the ways in which areas of poverty and disrepute are represented. It examines ways to understand and engage with the troublesome concept of 'community', vividly describing the collective actions of young people and adults to show the way community is enacted as a combination of dreams, actions and materiality. Providing a unique mix of practical knowledge and a sophisticated analysis of popular, professional and theoretical ideas of community, Searching for community makes uneasy reading for those looking for simplistic solutions to issues including youth crime, social marginalisation and community empowerment. This accessible book is a must-read for students and practitioners in the fields of community development, sociology and youth work who wish to get beyond the rhetoric and engage with the complexities of discourses of community.