Settlements, social change, and community action : good neighbours / edited by Ruth Gilchrist and Tony Jeffs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gilchrist, Ruth, 1955-

Jeffs, Tony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community centers--Great Britain--History.

Community centers.

Social service--Great Britain--History.

Social service.

Social settlements--History.

Social settlements.

Social settlements--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

254 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Settlements, social change & community action

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reflecting the current emphasis in social policy on the ideas of community and active citizenship, the contributors to this book develop the basic settlement concepts of strong communities and links across groups, and apply them to current policy developments in community responsibility, the role of voluntary work and the future of social care.

Contents:

Intro

Settlements, Social Change and Community Action: Good Neighbours

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1 The secular faith of the social settlements: 'If Christ came to Chicago'

2 American settlement houses: The first half century

3 Development of the English settlement movement

4 Strength in community: Historical development of settlements internationally

5 One hundred years of the Birmingham Settlement Jon Glasby

6 Raising the past: Toynbee today

7 Settlements and adult education

8 'Something to give and much to learn': Settlements and youth work

9 Settlements and the arts

10 Family centres: In the settlement tradition?

11 Social entrepreneurs or sleeping giants?: Settlements in Britain today

List of Contributors

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781846422775

1846422779

9781417504473

1417504471

OCLC:

923646285