Opportunity for Unity collaborative
Building Healthy Communities by Empowering Young Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6181889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa M Pearrow, Melissa Pearrow (0000-0003-2518-0813, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-180 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15575330.2010.519038 |
| OpenAlex | W2072481609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
No community is immune to the devastating effects of youth violence, although some are disproportionately affected— particularly 10 to 24 year old males of African-American and Hispanic descent. This study examines one community's effort to reduce youth violence by hiring influential young adults and coordinating the work of community-based organizations that address the underpinnings of community violence (e.g., domestic violence, substance abuse, environmental injustice). The grassroots collaborative project targeted young adults with and without criminal histories to work with these agencies for positive social change. Results demonstrate that those tarnished with criminal records demonstrated significant gains in social capital and sense of empowerment, thus creating the potential for reduced future criminal behavior and strengthened communities
Community development · Community organization · Community organizing · Criminal justice · Criminology · Empowerment · Grassroots · Injustice · Political science · Politics · Prosocial behavior · Public relations · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Community Health and Development · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Law · Social Psychology
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
Measuring Social Capital in Five Communities
Neighborhood social capital and adult health
Neighborhood differences in social capital
Beyond the Individual
Citizen participation, perceived control, and psychological empowerment
The impact of news use and social capital on youth wellbeing
Empowering African American Women Informal Caregivers
Toward a Critical Social Theory of Youth Empowerment
Further development of an Australian-based measure of social capital in a US sample
Social Capital and Successful Development among At-Risk Youth
The Meaning of Work
The Downside of Social Closure
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |