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Bridging the Fragmented Community: Revitalizing Settlement Houses in the Global Era
Ist Teil von
Journal of community practice, 2004-10, Vol.12 (1-2), p.51-69
Ort / Verlag
Taylor & Francis Group
Erscheinungsjahr
2004
Quelle
Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In the global era, with the retrenchment of welfare states, people have to turn to their community, a major component of civil society, for support. In this paper, a fluid concept of community is proposed in response to the fragmentation and diversity caused by globalization in the local community. It is argued that to bridge different interests in the community, settlement houses, as a third sector organization in the community, is an effective community-building mechanism. This paper provides a brief history of the success of the settlement house in building solidarity and generating social capital in the local community. The author identifies implications for the role of the social work profession in revitalizing the settlement house as a community-building approach.