Community building : values for a sustainable future /

Community building : values for a sustainable future /

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Author / Creator:	Jason, Leonard.
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 155 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Communities. Interpersonal relations. Interpersonal communication. Social interaction. Community organization. Communities. Community organization. Interpersonal communication. Interpersonal relations. Social interaction. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11171012

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ISBN:	9780313024825 0313024820 0275958728 9780275958725
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-139) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This work is a description of vulnerabilities that help account for many of the serious problems facing contemporary society in industrialized countries. These include: high rates of crime; alcohol, tobacco and other drug addictions; and a breakdown of the psychological sense of community.
Other form:	Print version: Jason, Leonard. Community building. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997

Table of Contents:

Foreword: Communication and Community Building / Mara B. Adelman and Lawrence R. Frey
Foreword: New Vistas for Community Psychology / John Moritsugu
1. Society at the Crossroads
2. Four Vulnerabilities
3. A New Paradigm for Hope
4. Religion and Spirituality
5. A Sense of Community
6. Partnerships with Communities
7. Wisdom Traditions as Our Guide
Afterword: An Eco-Transformational Application: Bridging the Macro to the Micro / Patricia A. Fennell.