Place Matters Critical Analysis

Place Matters: Toward a Rejuvenated Theory of Environment for Direct Social Work Practice.
This paper is about the critical analysis that focused of people, environment and social work practice which focused on the theory of the place, in various forms of the everyday issues that bring people and social worker together, as a way out of any dilemma. The chapter highlights the participation of the community by addressing the social conditions of low-income neighborhood also focus on economics, education, unaffordable housing, criminal justice and overcrowding increased stress, however, has negative physiological and mental health Impacts.
In the chapter the author addresses the key questions that relative neglect of the environment in direct

social work practice. The data help social workers to see the larger patterns of risk and opportunity in the life of family experience in the decision making process in a profound ways, environmental factors linked to either better or worse developmental outcome of a child or family. Social workers, working in high crime, risks to their lives, and the fear of crime in neighborhood can increase stress, promote social isolation; prevent access to services and economic support.
The Important information about this chapter, the facts, experiences, and data used to support his or her conclusion: is not bounded, however, a place as nodes in a networking with other area. According to the author “place is deeply implicated in the construction and maintenance of social identities based on race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, or ability”. According to the study in the chapter (Borden, p.124) “the of place in the social reproduction of inequality, the stigma of poverty and public housing is reproduced and reinforced in social practices that other race, youth from mainstream opportunities, in the other community, equally poor but less stigmatized”.
In this chapter, the inferences/conclusions of the author, is highlights how social workers help people with their base need, and also evaluating situations.

Place-based intervention is more deeply responsive to the meaning and reality of place in people’s lives that incorporate a critical perspective on the shaping of local places by larger economic, political, and social factors, and advocating for women and children’s rights.
The author highlights, the key concept of Jane Addams and the women of Hull House, how they were able to stop garbage collectors from piling up in their urban neighborhood, and what this concept means is that social protecting the community and the people in that neighborhood. They went further as documents the problem and did something about it; investigated the city system of garbage collection and were appointed as garbage Inspectors.
The assumptions underlying the authors thinking and what was taken for

granted:
There are three main assumptions according to Borden, p. 136/137.
• People care deeply about a place they can love, that is healthy for working, building a community and raising a family, however, this goes against the grain of notions that in contemporary life people are increasingly alienated or disconnected from place, also challenges the pernicious but enduring assumption-embedded.
• People will work on making their place and they are competent to do so. However, social workers belief in the strengths that inhere in people, place and communities. Place-making focused not only on place, environment and peoples’ willingness but also on their capacity to invest in everyday, constructive action within the place.
• Analysis in place-making is people-in-place-not just people, or just place (people to place and to each other). Place-making is Important in all human experience, however, it is particularly vital for populations and communities that have experienced displacement and marginality. The author avoids duplication of effort through robust and proactive community collaboration; however, provides analysis of emerging policy areas where this perspective is absent.

A. The consequences in the author’s line of reasoning, who benefits and who does not?
The author understands the Impact and context of social work practice needs to be addressed with the constant tension between focusing on individuals and society, process and content, maybe short or long-term, social workers face challenges in specialists and generalist practice, the constant struggle of theory versus practice, knowledge versus skills in their decision making of individual’s well-bring and base needs, it also affects children of poverty in families from low income.

B. When ignoring the author’s line of reasoning, (who benefits and who does not)?
According to author (Borden, p. 139), “We risk further encroachment by other professions into areas that thus far we have considered distinctively our own” The working class can benefit from this however, the low-income community will does not. The working class will have adequate resources and opportunities good school and available jobs, affordable housing and health care. The low-income, would have to overcome difficulties and improve their lives, they have broad range of issues, including, job, education, financial, health, substance abuse.
The points presented in this Chapter five (what the author looking at/ how she/he seeing

it)
Chapter five highlights the participation of the community by addressing the social conditions of low income neighborhoods, also focus on economics, education, housing, criminal justice and so on. The chapter also talked about how social worker advocate for equity in social justice and community lack opportunity for good health care which create persistent injustices shaped by segregation and exclusion of people of color from decision making venues.
The Susan highlights the Important of place, people and social work practice by saying social work is rewarding also challenging. Social workers know the values of place, people or environment (community). Social workers respond to crisis with the trust of the public relations in the future. The author understood that place, people, environment, where we live, race, income can shape how long we live. This chapter has been summarized with the missing pieces of the puzzle on the factors determining the local economic growth and suggestion on how low-income workers might be served and people’s base need and well-being. Also address the issues of housing discrimination, residential segregation, concentration of poverty and how they can assess the effectiveness of policies designed to revitalize distressed communities.