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- catalog abstract ""Allegedly, empowerment will cure everything from personal disorders to declining city centers."--Jacket. "Weissberg conducts an FDA-like inquiry across numerous academic disciplines to assess the worthiness of this cure. He balances a close reading of the underlying theoretical foundations with empirically demonstrated effectiveness. Entire chapters are devoted to empowerment as a cure for personal problems ranging from health to homelessness, education, community development, and the problems afflicting African Americans. Despite all the promises, however, evidence of accomplishment is not forthcoming. Indeed, as Weissberg demonstrates, much of the evidence is twisted to disguise failure. Worse, much of this helpfulness is merely admonitions for greater dependency and misdirection away from cures of proven utility. Given that almost all this advice emanates from academics, the discrepancy between promise and result raises some troubling issues about today's academy. Clearly, professors do not suffer from ill-conceived remediation, though their careers may flourish from publications about uplifting. Bound to be controversial, The Politics of Empowerment is a tonic for social scientists, policy makers, and citizens concerned with America's myriad sociopolitical problems."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11253532.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Allegedly, empowerment will cure everything from personal disorders to declining city centers."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""Weissberg conducts an FDA-like inquiry across numerous academic disciplines to assess the worthiness of this cure. He balances a close reading of the underlying theoretical foundations with empirically demonstrated effectiveness. Entire chapters are devoted to empowerment as a cure for personal problems ranging from health to homelessness, education, community development, and the problems afflicting African Americans. Despite all the promises, however, evidence of accomplishment is not forthcoming. Indeed, as Weissberg demonstrates, much of the evidence is twisted to disguise failure. Worse, much of this helpfulness is merely admonitions for greater dependency and misdirection away from cures of proven utility.".
- catalog description "1. Empowerment Everywhere -- 2. Empowerment and Its Problems -- 3. Visions of Empowerment -- 4. Uplifting the Needy -- 5. Empowered Education -- 6. Community Empowerment -- 7. Black Political Empowerment -- 8. Conclusion: The Wages of Empowerment.".
- catalog description "Given that almost all this advice emanates from academics, the discrepancy between promise and result raises some troubling issues about today's academy. Clearly, professors do not suffer from ill-conceived remediation, though their careers may flourish from publications about uplifting. Bound to be controversial, The Politics of Empowerment is a tonic for social scientists, policy makers, and citizens concerned with America's myriad sociopolitical problems."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-252) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 255 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Politics of empowerment.".
- catalog identifier "0275964264 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Politics of empowerment.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn. : Praeger,".
- catalog relation "Politics of empowerment.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "361.8/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Community organization United States Citizen participation.".
- catalog subject "Community power United States.".
- catalog subject "HV91 .W466 1999".
- catalog subject "Political participation United States.".
- catalog subject "Social service United States Citizen participation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Empowerment Everywhere -- 2. Empowerment and Its Problems -- 3. Visions of Empowerment -- 4. Uplifting the Needy -- 5. Empowered Education -- 6. Community Empowerment -- 7. Black Political Empowerment -- 8. Conclusion: The Wages of Empowerment.".
- catalog title "The politics of empowerment / Robert Weissberg.".
- catalog type "text".