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The Idea of Community, Social Policy and Self

Kevin Loughran

 

                            

CONTENTS

 

Preface

 

Acknowledgements

                                                                    

Introduction

 

The Persistence of the Idea of Community – But Is There Such a Thing as Community?

 

Part I.   The Idea of Community as an Element in Social Policy 

1.      Community Care and Informal Care                                                                           

2.      Health Care and Social Work Intervention                                                            

3.      Area Regeneration Programmes                                                                             

 

Part II.  Is There Such a Thing as Community?

                                                   

4        Is Human Nature Individual or Social?  Is Community, Association or the State Artificial?                                                                  

5         Locality and Community: Are Communities There?                                           

 

Part III.   The Dimensions and the Limits of Community

                                   

6        Is There a Community Which Cares?                                                           

7        Is the Idea of Community Realistic or Possible in Modern Economic and Social   Conditions?

8        The Idea of Community and the Conflict of Values                                         

9        The Multiplicity of Communities                                              

10   Does Everybody Want to Belong to a Community?                   

11   Community, Belonging and Self                                                                          

 

Part IV.   Conclusions

                                                                                            

12   Unhelpful Applications of the Idea of Community                                             

13   Helpful Applications of the Idea of Community                                                

14   Two Ways in Which Social Policy May Make Use of  the Idea of Community                                                                      

 

APPENDICES                                                                                                          

 

Appendix A                                                                                                                     

 

What is Social Policy?

 

Appendix B                                                                                                                              

 

Glossary of Chemical and Biological Terms as Used in Chapters 4 and 11

    

INDEX       

 

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