Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications

Updated and expanded in this third edition, Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications presents the most recent literature, empirical work, issues, and events in the field and the relevant policy debates surrounding them.

The book maintains the basic architecture of the previous edition--integrating theory, research, and practice across the diverse subject matter of community mental health and community psychology--but reduces jargon and improves clarity. Applying an ecological perspective, it places problems in their current and historical contexts and employs a stress, coping, and social-support model as a key integrative device to analyze community mental health practice, prevention, self-help, and social action.

Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications, 3/e, is ideal for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in community psychology, social work, and mental health.

Features of the Third Edition

BLPRESENTS NEW INFORMATION ON:
BLbehavior-environment congruence
BLsocial and physical environmental influences on behavior and well-being
BLthe use of law to reduce stigma
BLorganizational change, development, and learning
BLproblems in planned change on a statewide level
BLpolitical and legal events since desegregation in public schools
BLfuture problems surrounding race in public schools
BLmaking community psychology more interdisciplinary
BLrecognizing developments in community psychology outside the United States

BLOFFERS NEW RESEARCH ON:
BLhomelessness
BLadaptation, crisis, coping, and social support

BLUPDATES AND EXPANDS TREATMENTS OF:
BLfundamental principles and values of community psychology
BLpopulation parameters
BLthe history of community psychology
BLHIV/AIDS, Project Head Start, and preventing child maltreatment
BLself-help/mutual assistance groups
BLdesegregation of the public schools as a societal-level intervention
BLcommunity development
BLscience, ethics, and the future of community psychology

Murray Levine is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.

Douglas D. Perkins is Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University.

David V. Perkins is Professor of Psychology at Ball State University.