| Description |
xiii, 444 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Organizing for Collective Empowerment -- 2. Understanding and Combating Social Problems -- 3. A Thumbnail Sketch of the History of Community Organizing -- 4. Creating Empowerment for Collective Action -- 5. Understanding Community -- 6. Organizers: What They Do and How They Learn To Do It -- 7. Mobilizing for Collective Action -- 8. Gaining Power through Community Research -- 9. Building Capacity in an Empowered Organization -- 10. Developing Capacity through Participatory Meetings -- 11. An Overview of Action Campaigns -- 12. Influencing the Political System -- 13. Confrontional Approaches: Direct Actions and Litigation -- 14. Extending Power through Coalitions, Publicity, and Skillful Negotiations -- 15. The Social Production Model -- 16. Accomplishing the Social Production Project -- 17. The Support Sector |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-436) and index |
| Subject |
Community development -- United States.
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Community organization -- United States.
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Social action -- United States.
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Community power -- United States.
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| Author |
Rubin, Irene.
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| LC no. |
00041619 |
| ISBN |
0205261167 paperback |
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