Community Studies

Author : Tony Blackshaw
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446243398

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Key Concepts in Community Studies by Tony Blackshaw Pdf

"This book is both insightful and engaging, enriched with diverse and up-to-date readings. Tony Blackshaw lays bare debates surrounding the uses and abuses of key concepts of community studies and breathes new life into community as theory and community studies as method." - Peter Bramham, Leeds Metropolitan University "I would highly recommend this book to any student who is studying communities and groups in society. The book and chapters are structured in a way that students will find it easy to move from one theme to another; to dip into relevant chapters when needed; to gain a good understanding of concepts and how and why they are applied to individuals and communities. The book encompasses both breadth and depth of key concepts and issues. This book will be compulsory reading on our Community Studies degree." - Lesley Groom, University of Bolton This book defines the current identity of community studies, provides a critical but reliable introduction to its key concepts and is an engaging guide to the key social research methods used by community researchers and practitioners. Concise but clear, it caters for the needs of those interested in community studies by offering cross-referenced, accessible overviews of the key theoretical issues that have the most influence on community studies today. It incorporates all of the important frames of reference including those which are: theoretical research focused practice and policy oriented political concerned about the place of community in everyday life. The extensive bibliographies and up-to-date guides to further reading reinforce the aim of the book to provide an invaluable learning resource. Interdisciplinary in approach and inventive in its range of applications this book will be of value to students studying sociology, social policy, politics and community development.

Author : Ira Robinson
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552381861

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Rabbis and Their Community by Ira Robinson Pdf

In one of the few studies of the early immigrant Orthodox rabbinate in North America, author Ira Robinson has delved into the Jewish community in Montreal in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rabbis and their Community introduces several rabbis who, in various ways, impacted their immediate congregations as well as the wider Montreal Jewish community.

Author : Colin Bell,Howard Newby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036025356

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Community Studies by Colin Bell,Howard Newby Pdf

Author : Graham Crow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350188617

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Community Studies by Graham Crow Pdf

First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What are Community Studies?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series. In the age of globalization and the changing welfare state, community relations are now more important than ever. This book gives an overview of the community studies field, with particular focus on the research methods used, and how they have evolved in recent years. Defining the key terms in the field, it outlines the history of the methods used in community studies and uses examples and case studies to illuminate the theory. This book captures the organization of modern community life and shows how current researchers are working with broader and more imaginative definitions of community. Responding to criticisms of the field, Graham Crow challenges our traditional notions of communities and how they are analysed. Graham Crow's text will be a vital resource to researchers in the field.

Author : Colin Bell,Howard Newby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000463859

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Community Studies by Colin Bell,Howard Newby Pdf

Originally published in 1971, this was the first text on community studies which analysed the major empirical work in this field in a comparative perspective. It is concerned both with the sociology of community and the sociology of community studies. It takes both the findings of individual studies and the research process itself as significant sociological data in their own right, and it asks continually: how do we know what we know about communities? Community Studies is, then, not only a contribution to that particular field but also to our understanding of the interaction between theory and method in sociology. Studies are analysed from North and Latin America, Britain and Western Europe, and India. Two central problems, stratification and power, are considered at greater length. This book would prove to be an invaluable introduction not only for students of sociology but also for architects, planners and all those who had an interest in the community at the time. Its authors were, and had been, actively engaged in field research in this area.

Author : Gillian Laura Creese,Wendy Mae Frisby
Publisher : University of British Columbia Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0774820853

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Feminist Community Research by Gillian Laura Creese,Wendy Mae Frisby Pdf

"Feminist community research is a collaborative, policy-oriented methodology that holds the promise of empowering the disadvantaged and building a more just society. But in the absence of critical analysis and the responsible use of power, this approach can lead to naèive or even harmful practices.

Author : Graham Crow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781849665988

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What are Community Studies? by Graham Crow Pdf

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. In the age of globalization and the changing welfare state, community relations are now more important than ever. What are Community Studies? gives an overview of the community studies field, with particular focus on the research methods used, and how they have evolved in recent years. Defining the key terms in the field, it outlines the history of the methods used in community studies and uses examples and case studies to illuminate the theory. This book captures the organization of modern community life and shows how current researchers are working with broader and more imaginative definitions of community. Responding to criticisms of the field, What are Community Studies? challenges our traditional notions of communities and how they are analysed. Graham Crow's text will be a vital resource to researchers in the field.

Author : Tony Blackshaw
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446204399

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Key Concepts in Community Studies by Tony Blackshaw Pdf

"This book is both insightful and engaging, enriched with diverse and up-to-date readings. Tony Blackshaw lays bare debates surrounding the uses and abuses of key concepts of community studies and breathes new life into community as theory and community studies as method." - Peter Bramham, Leeds Metropolitan University "I would highly recommend this book to any student who is studying communities and groups in society. The book and chapters are structured in a way that students will find it easy to move from one theme to another; to dip into relevant chapters when needed; to gain a good understanding of concepts and how and why they are applied to individuals and communities. The book encompasses both breadth and depth of key concepts and issues. This book will be compulsory reading on our Community Studies degree." - Lesley Groom, University of Bolton This book defines the current identity of community studies, provides a critical but reliable introduction to its key concepts and is an engaging guide to the key social research methods used by community researchers and practitioners. Concise but clear, it caters for the needs of those interested in community studies by offering cross-referenced, accessible overviews of the key theoretical issues that have the most influence on community studies today. It incorporates all of the important frames of reference including those which are: theoretical research focused practice and policy oriented political concerned about the place of community in everyday life. The extensive bibliographies and up-to-date guides to further reading reinforce the aim of the book to provide an invaluable learning resource. Interdisciplinary in approach and inventive in its range of applications this book will be of value to students studying sociology, social policy, politics and community development.

Author : Jean-Louis Durand-Drouhin,Lili-Maria Szwengrub
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483146256

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Rural Community Studies in Europe by Jean-Louis Durand-Drouhin,Lili-Maria Szwengrub Pdf

Rural Community Studies in Europe presents a study of village societies of the different regions of Europe and their importance to the economic and social life of nations. The book seeks to describe and analyze the local economic and social systems, traditions, power structures, and other aspects of European rural communities, specifically in the countries of Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Turkey, Romania, France, and Spain. The book is divided into four parts: a historical review of the main trends and developments of rural community studies; an annotated bibliography; analytical summaries; and a location map. Sociologists, economists, ethnologists, political scientists, and students in allied fields will find the book a good reference material.

Author : H. Mendras,I. Mihailescu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483285771

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Theories & Methods in Rural Community Studies by H. Mendras,I. Mihailescu Pdf

This volume is the result of an international comparative research project entitled "The Future of Rural Communities in Industrialized Societies". The presentation of national studies led to discussions on the methods of local studies, on their theoretical basis and on their scientific and practical use. It is these discussions which are featured in this book. The national studies themselves are now published by Pergamon Press in volumes I and II of Rural Community Studies in Europe, with a third volume to come.

Author : Maulin P. Shah
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000815078

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Microbial Community Studies in Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Maulin P. Shah Pdf

Describes the state-of-the-art techniques and the application of omics tools in wastewater treatment reactors (WWTRs) Includes both the theoretical and practical knowledge on the fundamental roles of microorganisms in WWTRs Discusses environmental microbial community proteomics Covers relating function and community structure of complex microbial systems using neural networks Reviews the economics of wastewater treatment and the development of suitable alternatives in terms of performance and cost effectiveness

Author : Monica Das Gupta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198292090

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Prospective Community Studies in Developing Countries by Monica Das Gupta Pdf

This is an overview of the leading prospective studies in developing countries on population and health research. Prospective community studies are concerned with understanding the incidence of birth, disease, and death. Here, the leading practitioners in this field present the methodologies they have developed and summarize the major findings of their efforts. Since many of these methodologies have never been documented and their results are scattered in different publications, this volume collects much valuable data that is otherwise difficult to locate. It will be an indispensable guide to researchers in the field of prospective studies and will also prove useful as an academic or professional resource for demographers, public health researchers, family planners, and survey specialists.

Author : Casey Burkholder,Funké Aladejebi,Joshua Schwab-Cartas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000568523

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Facilitating Community Research for Social Change by Casey Burkholder,Funké Aladejebi,Joshua Schwab-Cartas Pdf

Facilitating Community Research for Social Change asks: what does ethical research facilitation look like in projects that seek to move toward social change? How can scholars weave political and social justice through multiple levels of the research process? This edited collection presents chapters that investigate research facilitation in ways that specifically attempt to disrupt and challenge anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, patriarchy, and sexism to work toward social change. It also explores what it means to develop facilitation practices across multiple contexts and research settings, including specific facilitation methods considered by researchers working with visual and community-based methods with Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities. The complexities of how scholars negotiate decisions within their research with people and communities have an effect not only on how researchers construct their participants and communities, but also on the overall purpose of projects, the ways their projects are shared and disseminated, and what is learned in the doing of facilitation. This book will be of great interest to both emerging and established researchers working within the social sciences. It specifically attends to diverse fields within the social sciences that include health, media studies, environmental studies, social work, sociology, education, participatory visual research methodologies, as well as the evolving field of digital humanities.

Author : Barry Wellman,University of Toronto. Centre for Urban and Community Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Citizens' associations Ontario Toronto
ISBN : 0772712883

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Studying Personal Communities in East York by Barry Wellman,University of Toronto. Centre for Urban and Community Studies Pdf

Author : Sonya Jakubec,Barbara Astle
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781773382791

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Research Literacy for Health and Community Practice, Second Edition by Sonya Jakubec,Barbara Astle Pdf

In its second edition, Research Literacy for Health and Community Practice introduces students to fundamental research concepts that will enable them to think critically about research and recognize effective methods for understanding and utilizing research for practice. Thoroughly updated, this new edition features content on Indigenous knowledge and research, including contributions by two Indigenous scholars, and offers additional examples of qualitative and quantitative designs, updated content on literature reviews, as well as new exercises and examples throughout to broaden the scope to different care providers in health, community services, and other related fields. Rather than outlining methods for conducting research, this textbook teaches basic skills for engaging with research literature, including how to frame and organize knowledge, interpret and evaluate evidence using qualitative and quantitative approaches, distinguish between research and other forms of information, and use this evidence in practice settings. Offering a wealth of exercises, recommended readings, online resources, and learning activities, this textbook satisfies the need for practical, beginner-level resources in research literacy courses across health studies disciplines. FEATURES: - Written in an accessible and user-friendly style that offers a straightforward understanding of essential research concepts - Pedagogical features include chapter outlines and learning objectives, review and reflect sections, further resources and links, a glossary, and two appendices with practice exam questions and learning activities