Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 898 g
Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 898 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-514417-8
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
This title is a revision of a community psychology text. It uses an ecological perspective to integrate theory, research and practice across the diverse subject matter of community mental health and community psychology. The theory chapters have been rewritten to reduce jargon and other chapters have been changed to improve clarity.PREFACE; LIFE IS A SOAP OPERA; THE ORIGINS OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY; A CONCEPTUAL ROAD MAP OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY; THE ECOLOGICAL ANALOGY; FIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT; LABELLING THEORY: AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ILLNESS MODEL; ADAPTION, CRISIS, COPING, AND SUPPORT; PREVENTION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE; SCHOOL DESEGREGATION: A SOCIETAL LEVEL INTERVENTION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCAIAL ACTION IN COMMUNITY; SCIENCE ETHIC, AND THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY