The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits
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- Synopsis
- Amid all the hand-wringing about the loss of community in America these days, here is a book that celebrates the ability of neighborhoods to heal themselves from within. John McKnight shows how competent communities have been invaded and colonized by professionalized services-often with devastating results. Overwhelmed by these social services, the spirit of community falters: families collapse, schools fail, violence spreads, and medical systems spiral out of control. Instead of more or better services, the basis for resolving many of America's social problems is the community capacity of the local citizens.
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 200 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780465091256
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 01/10/13
- Copyrighted By:
- John McKnight
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- kelly pierce
- Proofread By:
- Marilyn
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.