Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being

Abstract

PART I: CONTEXT AND OVERVIEW Community Psychology: Journeys in the Global Context The Project of Community Psychology: Issues, Values and Tools for Liberation and Well-Being PART II: VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS Values for Community Psychology Ecology, Prevention and Promotion Community and Power Commitment, Accountability and Inclusion PART III: TOOLS FOR ACTION An Overview of Community Psychology Interventions Social Interventions Organizational and Community Interventions Small Group and Individual Interventions PART IV: TOOLS FOR RESEARCH The Foundations of Community Research Community Research Methods: Post-positivist and Social Constructivist Paradigms Community Research Methods: Transformative Paradigm PART V: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: ADDRESSING THE ISSUES Marginalisation C.Kagan & M.Burton Globalisation, Poverty and Social Justice T.Sloan Colonization and Racism M.Glover, P.Dudgeon & I.Huygens Immigration and Adaptation: Confronting the Challenges of Cultural Diversity C.Sonn & A.Fisher Gender, Power and Community Psychology H. Gridley and C.Turner A Journey Towards Liberation: Confronting Heterosexism and the Oppression of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered People G. Harper Ableism G. White Creating New Possibilities for Promoting Liberation, Well-being and Recovery B. Kloos Disadvantaged Children and Families L. Peirson Community Psychology, the Natural Environment, and Global Climate Change M. Riemer PART VI: LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE Between Person and Society: Community Psychology's Voyage into Complexity M. Montero