Cengage Advantage; Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities / Edition 3

Cengage Advantage; Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities / Edition 3

by Bret Kloos
ISBN-10:
111183038X
ISBN-13:
2901111830389
Pub. Date:
04/22/2011
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Cengage Advantage; Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities / Edition 3

Cengage Advantage; Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities / Edition 3

by Bret Kloos
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Overview

Dalton, Elias, and Wandersman have answered the challenge of taking an abstract, theoretical topic and making it lively and understandable with concrete examples so students can understand the concepts and be excited. The authors do this through consistent pedagogy across the book, and most importantly, create opportunities for students to practice applying these concepts, bringing them alive for students.
After introducing community psychology and its history, the authors describe methods of community research, and discuss how to understand communities from the perspectives of ecological diversity, sense of community, coping, and social support. The focus then shift to community programs and actions: preventing problem behavior and promoting social competence, citizen participation, organizing for community an social change, and program evaluation and development.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 2901111830389
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication date: 04/22/2011
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 608
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.


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.


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.


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.


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.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCING COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 1. What Is Community Psychology? 2. How Did Community Psychology Develop? PART TWO: COMMUNITY RESEARCH. 3. The Aims of Community Research. 4. The Methods of Community Research. PART THREE: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES. 5. Understanding Ecology: Individuals Within Environments. Interchapter Exercise: Assessing Environments. 6. Understanding Human Diversity. 7. Understanding Sense of Community. 8. Understanding Coping and Social Support. Interchapter Exercise: Mapping Your Social Support Network. PART FOUR: PREVENTION AND PROMOTION: KEY CONCEPTS. 10. Prevention and Promotion: Current and Future Applications. 11. Prevention and Promotion: Implementing Programs. Interchapter Exercise: Touring the Prevention/Promotion Literature. PART FIVE: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE. 12. Citizen Participation and Empowerment. 13. Organizing for Community and Social Change. Interchapter Exercise: A Community Coalition. 14. Program Evaluation and Program Development. Interchapter Exercise: Planning and Evaluating a Community Program. 15. Looking Back, Looking Ahead.
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