Community : the structure of belonging
by
Block, Peter.
Title
:
Community : the structure of belonging
Author
:
Block, Peter.
ISBN
:
9781576754870
Personal Author
:
Block, Peter.
Publication Information
:
San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 240 p. ; 24 cm.
General Note
:
Includes index.
Contents
:
Introduction. The Fragmented Community and Its Transformation -- Pt. 1. The Fabric of Community -- Ch. 1. Insights into Transformation -- Ch. 2. Shifting the Context for Community -- Ch. 3. The Stuck Community -- Ch. 4. The Restorative Community -- Ch. 5. Taking Back Our Projections -- Ch. 6. What It Means to Be a Citizen -- Ch. 7. The Transforming Community -- Pt. 2. The Alchemy of Belonging -- Ch. 8. Leadership Is Convening -- Ch. 9. The Small Group Is the Unit of Transformation -- Ch. 10. Questions Are More Transforming Than Answers -- Midterm Review -- Ch. 11. Invitation -- Ch. 12. The Possibility, Ownership, Dissent, Commitment, and Gifts Conversations -- Ch. 13. Bringing Hospitality into the World -- Ch. 14. Designing Physical Space That Supports Community -- Ch. 15. The End of Unnecessary Suffering -- More. Book at a Glance -- Role Models and Resources.
Abstract
:
Modern society is plagued by fragmentation. The various sectors of our communities--businesses, schools, social service organizations, churches, government do not work together. They exist in their own worlds. As do so many individual citizens, who long for connection but end up marginalized, their gifts overlooked, their potential contributions lost. This disconnection and detachment makes it hard if not impossible to envision a common future and work towards it together.
Social sciences.
Subject Term
:
Communities.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025404779 | 307 B651C 2008 | 1 |