Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities - Softcover

Dalton, James H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111172640X ISBN 13: 9781111726409

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

Synopsis

With Community Psychology, International Edition, Kloos, Hill, Thomas, Wandersman, and Dalton have addressed the challenge of transforming an abstract, theoretical topic into a lively and understandable subject for students. Through concrete examples and consistent pedagogy, this text helps students understand the concepts as well as how to apply them. After introducing community psychology and its history, the authors describe methods of community research and discuss how to understand communities from the perspectives of sense of community, coping, and social support. The focus then shifts to community programs and actions: preventing problem behavior and promoting social competence, citizen participation, organizing for community and social change, and program evaluation and development.

About this title

About the Author:

Abraham Wandersman earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1976 and is currently a Professor at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Wandersman's areas of interest include community psychology, program evaluation, environmental and ecological psychology, citizen participation, community coalitions, and program evaluation. Bret Kloos is an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina and has been the Guest Editor of three issues of community psychology journals. His areas of interest include the social and cultural dimensions of health, social ecology, mutual support/self-help, and stress and coping. Elizabeth Thomas is an Associate Professor at University of Washington Bothell and Editor Emerita of The Community Psychologist. Her areas of interest include interdisciplinary curriculum and pedagogy, community-based learning and scholarship, and participatory research methods. Jim Dalton is Professor of Psychology at Bloomsburg University and is in charge of the undergraduate curriculum clearinghouse for community psychology for the Society for Research in Community Psychology. He holds a bachelor's degree from King College in Tennessee and a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. Jean Hill is a Professor at New Mexico Highlands University and Secretary of the Society for Community Research and Action. Her areas of interest include feminist theory and community psychology, community-level interventions, and psychological sense of community.

Review:

PART I: INTRODUCING COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Introducing Community Psychology. 2. How Has Community Psychology Developed? PART II: COMMUNITY RESEARCH. 3. The Aims of Community Research. 4. Methods of Community Psychology Research. PART III: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES. 5. Understanding Individuals Within Environments. 6. Understanding Community. 7. Understanding Human Diversity. 8. Understanding Stress and Coping in Context. PART IV: PREVENTING PROBLEM BEHAVIOR AND PROMOTING SOCIAL COMPETENCE. 9. Prevention and Promotion: Key Concepts. 10. Prevention and Promotion: Implementing Programs. PART V: PROMOTING COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE. 11. Citizen Participation and Empowerment. 12. Community and Social Change. 13. Program Evaluation and Program Development. 14. Looking Ahead.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 111172640X
• ISBN 13: 9781111726409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 568