The Role of Community Development in Reducing Extremism and Ethnic Conflict

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The purpose of this text is to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the nature of violence, aggression, extremism, and ethnic hate crimes in the US, and to explicate how community development, stewardship, and service may be implemented to address and reduce these problems. When individuals of diverse backgrounds are provided with engagement, interaction, and community-building stewardship programs, negative ethnic stereotypes are debunked, conflict is reduced, and individuals are more likely to communicate and build a more resilient and empowered community. Recent political and administrative policies have created a very tense environment among cities within the US, especially within communities that have larger populations of immigrant refugees and persons of varied ethnicities. This book aims to ameliorate some of that tension. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Community Development, Stewardship Activities, and Volunteerism: The Evolution of Human “Connectedness” and Interdependency (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 1-26 The Virtues of Community Development and Stewardship: How Communities Respond to Disasters and Build Resilience (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 27-47 The Evolutionary History of Aggression and Ethnic Conflict: Why Polarization Fuels Hate and Violence (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 49-77 Racial Constructs in Youth Mentoring: Reconsidering Race and Ethnicity (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 79-91 Cultural Perspectives on Ethnic Diversity and Social Capital and Intergroup Relations in Diverse Communities (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 93-134 The Social Contract Theory Revisited: Examining the Relationship Between Greed, Conflict, and the Evolution of Cooperation (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 135-153 Concluding Notes: The Virtues of Hope (August John Hoffman, Saul Alamilla, Belle Liang)....Pages 155-160 Back Matter ....Pages 161-163