Women and community action
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Bibliographic Information
Women and community action
(A BASW/Policy Press title)
Policy Press, 2006
Rev. 2nd ed
- : pbk
- : hardcover
Available at 9 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: Birmingham : Venture Press, 1990
Published in association with the British Association of Social Workers
Bibliography: p. 215-243
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
-
: pbk ISBN 9781861347084
Description
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, this revised edition explores these developments and the reasons for the limited increases in women's well-being. 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.
As well as focusing on women, the book discusses gender relations more widely and highlights the differentiated position of both men and women in community work. It considers how the gender gap might be bridged in terms of building more socially cohesive communities that promote egalitarian social relations.
Aimed primarily at students of social work, community work, sociology and social policy, practitioners and policy makers will also find the book an invaluable resource.
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Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- What is community? contructing, deconstructing and reconstructing communities
- Gendered communities
- The state, social policy and communities
- Feminist challenges to community work
- Feminist campaigns and networks
- Feminist action on the individual level
- Feminist action in the workplace
- Feminist political action
- Conclusions: changing communities and women's roles in them.
- Volume
-
: hardcover ISBN 9781861347091
Description
Women have long been the mainstay of communities and heavily involved in community initiatives in various guises. Though often the unsung heroes 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, this revised edition explores these developments and the reasons for the limited increases in women's well-being. 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.
As well as focusing on women, the book discusses gender relations more widely and highlights the differentiated position of both men and women in community work. It considers how the gender gap might be bridged in terms of building more socially cohesive communities that promote egalitarian social relations. Aimed primarily at students of social work, community work, sociology and social policy, practitioners and policy makers will also find the book an invaluable resource.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing communities
- Gendered communities
- The state, social policy and communities
- Feminist challenges to community work
- Feminist campaigns and networks
- Feminist action on the individual level
- Feminist action in the workplace
- Feminist political action
- Conclusions: changing communities and women's roles in them.
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