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- catalog abstract "Amid all the hand-wringing about the loss of community in America these days, here is a book that celebrates the ability of neighborhoods to heal from within. John McKnight tells how the experts' best efforts to rebuild and revitalize communities are in fact destroying them. McKnight focuses on four "counterfeiting" aspects of society: professionalism, medicine, human service systems, and the criminal justice system. Because in many areas the ideological roots of service grow from a religious ideal, the book concludes with a reflection on the idea of Christian service and its transformation into carelessness. Reforming our human service institutions won't work, McKnight writes. These systems do too much, intervene where they are ineffective, and try to substitute service for irreplaceable care. Instead of more or better services, the book demonstrates that the community capacity of the local citizens is the basis for resolving many of America's social problems.".
- catalog contributor b7989627.
- catalog coverage "United States Social conditions 1945-".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "Amid all the hand-wringing about the loss of community in America these days, here is a book that celebrates the ability of neighborhoods to heal from within. John McKnight tells how the experts' best efforts to rebuild and revitalize communities are in fact destroying them. McKnight focuses on four "counterfeiting" aspects of society: professionalism, medicine, human service systems, and the criminal justice system. Because in many areas the ideological roots of service grow from a religious ideal, the book concludes with a reflection on the idea of Christian service and its transformation into carelessness. Reforming our human service institutions won't work, McKnight writes. These systems do too much, intervene where they are ineffective, and try to substitute service for irreplaceable care. Instead of more or better services, the book demonstrates that the community capacity of the local citizens is the basis for resolving many of America's social problems.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-184) and index.".
- catalog description "Professionalism -- Medicine -- Human service systems -- The criminal justice system -- On community -- Christian service.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 194 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Careless society.".
- catalog identifier "0465091253".
- catalog identifier "0465091261 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Careless society.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : BasicBooks,".
- catalog relation "Careless society.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social conditions 1945-".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "361.973 20".
- catalog subject "Caring.".
- catalog subject "Community organization United States.".
- catalog subject "HN58 .M35 1995".
- catalog subject "Human services United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Professionalism -- Medicine -- Human service systems -- The criminal justice system -- On community -- Christian service.".
- catalog title "The careless society : community and its counterfeits / John McKnight.".
- catalog type "text".