Collective Action for Social Change [electronic resource] : An Introduction to Community Organizing /
Schutz, A.author.
Sandy, M.author.
Community organizers build solidarity and collective power in fractured communities. They help ordinary people turn their private pain into public action, releasing hidden capacities for leadership and strategy. In Collective Action for Social Change , Aaron Schutz and Marie G. Sandy draw on their extensive experience participating in community organizing activities and teaching courses on the subject to empower novices to think like an organizers.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Overview -- pt. 2. History and theory -- pt. 3. Case studies -- pt. 4. Key concepts -- pt. 5. Conclusion -- pt. 6. Appendix.
Community organizers build solidarity and collective power in fractured communities. They help ordinary people turn their private pain into public action, releasing hidden capacities for leadership and strategy. In Collective Action for Social Change , Aaron Schutz and Marie G. Sandy draw on their extensive experience participating in community organizing activities and teaching courses on the subject to empower novices to think like an organizers.
Social service.
Sociology, Urban.
Welfare state.
Social work.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Social Work and Community Development.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Social Work.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Personality and Social Psychology.