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Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Community Development, Stewardship Activities, and Volunteerism: The Evolution of Human "Connectedness" and Interdependency -- Human Choice or Is "Biology Our Destiny"? -- Social Media, Technology, and Illusions of "Connectedness" -- Community Development and "Facebook Depression" -- The "Robber's Cave Experiment": Promoting Friendships Through Interdependent Goals -- Stage I: In-Group Versus Out-Group Development or the "We-They" Dichotomy -- Stage II: Competition and Friction -- The Value of Superordinate Goals: Drinking Water Together -- Stage III: Integration and Unification -- Community Service Programs and the "Jigsaw" Approach -- Evolution of Group Dynamics -- Group Development and Community Service Work Activities -- Stage 1: Community Deterioration -- Stage 2: Community Discovery and Need -- Stage 3: Community Awareness, Interaction, and "Inattentional Blindness": We Do Not Notice What We Are Not Looking For -- Perceptual Blindness, Gorillas Playing Basketball, and Community Deterioration -- Take Notice! Tips on Kick-Starting the Community Service Activity -- Stage 4: Community Commitment and Involvement: Intrinsic Motivation -- CSW Activities Should Be Intrinsically Rewarding -- Stage 5: Community Participation and Resolution -- References -- Chapter 2: The Virtues of Community Development and Stewardship: How Communities Respond to Disasters and Build Resilience -- Community Resilience and Disasters: Rebuilding Communities Through Service Work-Sandy Hook Elementary School -- Hurricane Katrina and the Healing Effects of Trees -- Natural Disasters, Poverty, and Race -- Planting Trees in New Orleans Post Katrina: Rebuilding the Community of the People -- The 9/11 Tragedy, the Living Memorials Project, and the "Survivor Tree".

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.

School context serves as a testing ground for exploring social relationships and satisfying needs for connection and affirmation, but often includes feelings of rejection. With a diverse high school sample (n = 645; 55% female; 61% White, 18% African American, 10% Latino, 10% Asian American, 1% Multiracial), patterns of experiences with marginalization and connection were identified and their associations with achievement and mental health examined. Using two‐step cluster analysis, three clusters were identified: above the fray, exposed and protected, and targeted and unsupported. Ethnic/racial background was not related to cluster membership. Except for gender and well‐being, associations between cluster membership and outcomes were similar across demographic background. The above the fray and the exposed and protected clusters were associated with better outcomes.