Community Work: Social Realities and Ethical Dilemmas

Summary This article reviews the contributions of sociology and politicalsciences to the understanding of communities and relates theseto some of the key problems facing community workers. It suggeststhat an effective assessment of some of the ethical dilemmasfacing community workers must be based upon a cool appraisalof those urban social structures which are commonly and largelymisleadingly regarded as communities     

Helping Children Directly

Summary The mothers most able to respond to the child's communicationsare those whose personal needs do not obtrude and who have onlya minimum of preconceived ideas. Thus they are able to considerthe child as an individual and are interested in his expressionof individuality. They want to listen and to understand andenjoy the flow of communication between him and them. (Heinickeand Westheimer¹)