Revised edition of: Community psychology / Karen Grover Duffy, Frank Y. Wong.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introducing community psychology -- The development and practice of community psychology -- The aims of community research -- Methods of community psychology research -- Understanding individuals within environments -- Understanding community -- Understanding human diversity in context -- Understanding stress and coping in context -- Prevention and promotion: key concepts -- Prevention and promotion: implementing programs -- Empowerment and citizen participation -- Community and social change -- Program evaluation and program development -- Looking ahead.
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Learn through application with COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY! Featuring concrete examples and numerous study tools, this psychology text helps you understand the concepts and then provides opportunities for you to apply them. Brief outlines of chapter content, anticipatory questions, key points, brief exercises, summaries, and self tests are just a few of the tools that will help you succeed in this course. Programs and citizen initiatives for enriching the quality of individual and community life--such as Alcoholics Anonymous and the San Francisco Depression Prevention Project--show you what community psychology means in the real world. At the end of each chapter, you will find website references to model or recommended projects that connect you to community resources. -- from publisher description.
Community psychology.
Community Mental Health Services-- methods.
Community Networks-- organization & administration.