"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.
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