| | Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare: Michael Fabricant and Robert Fisher, Settlement Houses Under Siege: the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | While the focus of the book is on settlements in New York City, the plight that Fabricant and Fisher document is not dissimilar to the struggles of non-profits across the country, all of which have experienced the constraints inherent in the quest for financial survival during several decades of conservatism in the United States. |
 | | Fabricant and Fisher argue that people--especially low-income people--need greater social connectedness, opportunity to develop shared meanings through common stories and patterns of interacting, their music, art, and life experience. |
 | | Fabricant and Fisher are optimistic as they point out that the struggle never actually ended, and many front-line workers continuously work to build community and democratic participation to this day. |
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