Community Organization and Social Action English 2012

Community Organization and Social Action The book is comprehensive in its scope, covering various aspects of the methods of social work, i.e.., community organization and social action which constitute integral part of social work education. It serves as a precious edition to po^t-graduate students of social work, sociology, scholars, researchers, social work educators, community workers, NGOs, Social service agencies, voluntary organizations, professional social workers, social work activists, and all those working in rural, urban and tribal communities and also those working for social reform, social reconstruction and systematic change. The book contains wide range of topics and issues of great importance and contemporary relevance, covering various perspectives of community, community organization, community development, extension, micro-level planning, leadership in community development, community mental health, social action as a method, forms, principles and strategies, mobilization of resources, sources and methods of financing social action, social movements, agrarian unrest, peasant movements, Antyodaya, Bhoodan movements, Reformation, Revolution and legislation. Following the syllabi adopted in the Indian Universities, the authors have taken every care to cater to the needs of the students, scholars, and teachers engaged in the pursuit of social work education and research in our country.