Published In
Social Justice: A Journal of Crime, Conflict & World Order
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Race, Social Classes, Social Sciences -- Research
Abstract
Social capital can be used to measure the health and wellness of a community. Through an ethnographic account of one school and community in Northern California, we demonstrate how social and economic forces diminished this community’s social capital and consequently its health. We also show how one community-based organization took into account this larger social and economic context to develop creative interventions to address interracial violence within a school. Their efforts built trust, increased social networks and accountability, which resulted in empowering previously marginalized members of the community. Organizers encouraged counselors to work creatively to expand their scope of their work to include a social capital framework in an effort to develop more sustainable interventions.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26963
Citation Details
Johnson, E. & Brown, A. (2012). “Youth Movement: Building Assets of Community for School Reform." Social Justice, Vol. 38: 42-59.
Description
Publisher's PDF posted with permission from the journal editor, Stefania De Petris.