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9780205268344

Community Organizing in a Diverse Society

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  • ISBN13:

    9780205268344

  • ISBN10:

    020526834X

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-01-22
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

The Council for Social Work Education (CSWE) new Curriculum Policy Standards are thoroughly discussed and incorporated in this new edition of this well-known book. Written from a community organizing and social change perspective, each chapter focuses on a specific community (e.g. Chicanos, Philipino-Americans, Southeast Asians). The chapter authors have followed a common format in applying relevant theories and methods of practice for community organizing to their specific communities, including coverage of child welfare, the Welfare Reform Act, AIDS, and other topics. Also, this new edition includes a discussion of the moral and ethical dilemmas inherent in organizing with communities of color. Social workers.

Table of Contents

In Memoriam: Cesar Chavez, 1927-1993 vi(3)
Contributors ix(4)
Preface xiii
1 A Time of Fear; A Time of Hope
1(24)
Felix G. Rivera
John L. Erlich
2 Community Development with American Indians and Alaska Natives
25(18)
E. Daniel Edwards
Margie Egbert-Edwards
3 Chicanos, Communities, and Change
43(19)
Miguel Montiel
Felipe Ortego y Gasca
4 The House on Midland: From Inside Out
62(13)
Wynetta Devore
5 Cultural and Political Realities for Community Social Work Practice with Pureto Ricans in the United States
75(22)
Julio Morales
Migdalia Reyes
6 A Feminist Perspective on Organizing with Women of Color
97(20)
Lorraine M. Gutierrez
Edith A. Lewis
7 Organizing in the Chinese American Community: Issues, Strategies, and Alternatives
117(29)
Peter Ching-Yung Lee
8 The Japanese American Community and Community Organizations
146(17)
Kenji Murase
9 The Pilipino American Community: Organizing for Change
163(17)
Royal F. Morales
10 Living in the U.S.A.: Central American Immigrant Communities in the United States
180(21)
Carlos B. Cordova
11 Southeast Asians in the United States: Accelerated and Balanced Integration
201(19)
Vu-Duc Vuong
12 Community Development and Restoration: A Perspective and Case Study
220(23)
Antonia Pantoja
Wilhelmina Perry
13 Epilogue: The Twenty-First Century--Promise or Illusion?
243(15)
Felix G. Rivera
John L. Erlich
Appendix: Examples from Training Manual, Center for Third World Organizing 258(14)
Glossary of Selected Organizing Terms 272(3)
Index 275

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