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A Social Analyst and Cultural Researcher

A CRCW will be a person

WHO IS: A Social Analyst and Cultural Researcher

WHO KNOWS ABOUT

• Social Analysis

• Basic political history, contemporary political thought and their influences on the shaping of church and society

• The social sciences and how they can inform Christian understanding of contemporary local, national and international issues.

• Causal factors of poverty & indices of deprivation

• Local, regional, national & European government

• Relevant Legislation

WHO HAS SKILLS IN

• Work within communities to identify needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities (C6)

• Reading and interpreting history & social trends

• Reading and interpreting culture

• Working cross-culturally in the face of the perceived barriers of race, sex, class and religion.

• Causal factors of poverty & indices of deprivation

• Local, regional, national & European government

• Relevant Legislation

SOME EXAMPLES

• Neighbourhood surveys

• ‘Planning for Real’ events

• History & role of Voluntary Organisations & the Third Sector

• William Temple Foundation

• ‘Social Trends’ publications

• Multi-cultural approaches to worship

• Church & Society mailings

• Church Action on Poverty hearings

• Conducting church and community profiles

• Analysing statistics and research

• ESF and SRB funding

• RDAs and voluntary sector forums

• LSPs and Area Forums

• Children’s Act, Homeless Persons Act, Immigration Law, Safe from Harm guidelines, CRB Disclosures,

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