Culture, community, and development:

"Culture is a living thing. In social settings, it is often used to represent entire ways of life, including rules, values and expected behavior. Varying from nation to nation, neighborhood to neighborhood, and beyond even in the smallest localities, culture is a motivating factor in the creati...

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Other Authors: Phillips, Rhonda (Editor), Brennan, Mark A. (Editor), Li, Tingxuan (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Series:Community development research and practice series
Community development research and practice series
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Links:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429489181
Summary:"Culture is a living thing. In social settings, it is often used to represent entire ways of life, including rules, values and expected behavior. Varying from nation to nation, neighborhood to neighborhood, and beyond even in the smallest localities, culture is a motivating factor in the creation of social identity and serves as a basis for creating cohesion and solidarity. This book explores the intersection of culture and community as a basis for locally and regionally based development by focusing on three core bodies of literature: theory, research, and practice. The first section, theory, uncovers some of the more relevant historical arguments, as well as more contemporary examinations. Continuing, the research section sheds light on some of the key concepts, variables, and relationships present in the limited study of culture in community development. Finally, the practice section brings together research and theory into applied examples from on the ground efforts. During a time where the interest to retain the uniqueness of local life, traditions, and culture is significantly increasing in community-based development, the authors offer a global exploration of the impacts of culturally based development with comparative analysis in countries such as Korea, Ireland and the United States. A must-read for community development planners, policy makers, students and researchers"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 244 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780429489181
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