Understanding community : politics, policy and practice / Peter Somerville.
Material type:
TextSeries: Understanding welfarePublication details: Bristol : Policy Press, 2011Description: xi, 289 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781847423924 (pbk.)
- 1847423922 (pbk.)
- 1847423930 (hardcover)
- 9781847423931 (hardcover)
- HN49.C6 S64 2011
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Understanding community is a highly topical text offering a clear understanding of policy and theory in relation to community. By examining areas of government policy, such as economic development, education, health, housing, and community safety, this book explores the difficulties that communities face and discusses new concepts such as community cohesion, social capital and community capacity building. Somerville challenges our understanding of community, both social and conceptual, and assesses the strengths and limitations of this understanding. This book is essential for students studying social policy, social work and sociology, and an invaluable resource for policymakers in community development, urban regeneration and allied fields.
Includes bibliography and index.
Bibliography: p. 247-277.
The nature of community -- Making sense of community development -- The politics of community -- Governmental approaches to community -- Community economic development -- Community learning -- Community health and social care -- Housing and community -- Community order -- Conclusion.