Community Intervention

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Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives showcases important efforts to improve the quality of life in communities around the world. The book, a project of the clinical sociology division of the International Sociological Association, describes the interdisciplinary field of clinical sociology in relation to community improvement. The first part of the book covers important concepts and tools for community intervention and identifies a variety of approaches to community research with an emphasis on research that centrally involves community members.  The chapters in the second part of the volume focus on projects in a broad range of countries, covering topics such as involving residents in urban renewal projects, developing healthy communities, encouraging socioeconomic development, improving the life of immigrants, helping communities deal with climate change, establishing human rights cities, encouraging empowerment and creating an inclusive community. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of profiles about some of the outstanding work in community intervention over the last 100 years. These profiles are of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams; community activist Saul Alinsky; human rights and environmental activist Wangari Maathai; and participatory action research pioneer Orlando Fals Borda.  Written by scholar-practitioners as well as analysts, the book provides essential commentary regarding community intervention efforts. 

Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives showcases important efforts to improve the quality of life in communities around the world. The book, a project of the clinical sociology division of the International Sociological Association, describes the interdisciplinary field of clinical sociology in relation to community improvement. The first part of the book covers important concepts and tools for community intervention and identifies a variety of approaches to community research with an emphasis on research that centrally involves community members. The chapters in the second part of the volume focus on projects in a broad range of countries, covering topics such as involving residents in urban renewal projects, developing healthy communities, encouraging socioeconomic development, improving the life of immigrants, helping communities deal with climate change, establishing human rights cities, encouraging empowerment and creating an inclusive community. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of profiles about some of the outstanding work in community intervention over the last 100 years. These profiles are of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams; community activist Saul Alinsky; human rights and environmental activist Wangari Maathai and participatory action research pioneer Orlando Fals Borda. Written by scholar-practitioners as well as analysts, the book provides essential commentary regarding community intervention efforts.     

Distinguished Scholarly Book Award received from the Clinical Sociology Division of the International Sociological Association

Presents an interdisciplinary social science perspective

Focuses on intervention as well as research in communities

Includes domestic and international coverage

Identifies important concepts, tools and methods

Covers important historical benchmarks for community intervention while focusing on the new and innovative

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Jan Marie Fritz

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Approaches to Community Intervention Civil Society Involvement Clinical Sociology and Teaching Clinical Sociology in Colombia Community Coalition Community Development Research Community Development and Empowerment Community Engaged Research Community and Clinical Sociology Community-Based Intervention Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Essentials of Community Intervention Generative Analysis and Urban Renewal Health and Social Services Human Rights and Participatory Democracy

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