ScholarWorks > HHS > Social Work > JSSW > Vol. 24 > Iss. 4 (1997)
Abstract
Communitarian thought is an emerging force in American social policy in the 1990s. Communitarians see the breakdown of community and morality as the major problem of our society. They conclude that rampant individualism is the cause of this breakdown. Communitarians propose reforms that will limit rampant individualism and restore our communities and institutions. In these proposals are threats to social justice, as well as positive elements that social workers can endorse. This paper reviews and critiques the communitarian position and suggests ways that social workers can use this new force to advance the cause of social justice.
Recommended Citation
McNutt, John
(1997)
"New Communitarian Thought and the Future of Social Policy,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 24:
Iss.
4, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2450
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