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The emergence of the inner‐city self‐help center
Author(s) -
Jason Leonard A.,
Tabon Danièl,
Tait Elizabeth,
Iacono Georgeann,
Goodman Daniel,
Watkins Peggy,
Huggins Gregory
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198807)16:3<287::aid-jcop2290160304>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - inner city , center (category theory) , psychology , self , social psychology , sociology , socioeconomics , chemistry , crystallography
This article chronicles the effort of a group of self‐helpers and professionals to collaborate with and to develop self‐help groups in an impoverished area of an inner‐city neighborhood in Chicago. Several self‐help groups were started in the target area of the project. In a control area, no increases in self‐help activity were found by the end of the study. Unique issues that were encountered in working on this project are highlighted.