Community Psychology
In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being
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Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Macmillan Education UK |
e druk, 2004
ISBN13: 9780333922811
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Written in a highly engaging style, Community Psychology provides students with an introduction to the history, values and conceptual, intervention, and research tools of community psychology and illustrates how these values and tools can be applied to a wide range of social issues. Critical perspectives and international examples are provided by authors from around the world on how community psychology can aid in the liberation of oppressed groups and promote social justice and well-being.
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>PART ONE: CONTEXT AND OVERVIEW.- Community Psychology: Journeys in the Global Context.- The Project of Community Psychology: Issues, Values and Tools for Liberation and Well-Being.- PART TWO: VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS.- The Values of Community Psychology.- Ecology, Prevention and Promotion.- Power and Community.- Accountability, Commitment and Inclusion.- PART THREE: TOOLS FOR ACTION.- An Overview of Community Psychology Interventions.- Social Interventions.- Organizational and Community Interventions.- Small Group and Individual Interventions.- PART FOUR: TOOLS FOR RESEARCH.- The Foundations of Community Research.- Community Research Methods: Post-Positivist and Social Constructivist Paradigms.- Community Research Methods: Critical Paradigm.- PART FIVE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: ADDRESSING THE ISSUES.- Marginalization; C.Kagan & M.Burton.- Globalization, Poverty and Social Justice; T.Sloan.- Colonization and Racism; M.Glover, P.Dudgeon & I.Huygens.- Immigration and Adaption: Confronting the Challenges of Cultural Diversity; C.Sonn & A.Fisher.- Gender, Power and Community Psychology; H.Gridley & C.Turner.- A Journey Towards Liberation; G.W.Harper.- Ableism; G.W.White.- Creating New Possibilities for Promoting Liberation, Well-being and Recovery; B.Kloos.- Disadvantaged Children and Families; L.Peirson.- Environmental Degradation and Ecologically Minded Alternatives; E.Bennett.- PART SIX: LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.- Between Person and Society: Community Psychology's Vogage into Complexity; M.Montero.</p>