Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications

Abstract

Introduction: An Overview of Community Psychology Origins of Community Psychology 1. Life Is a Soap Opera 2. The Origins of Community Psychology in the Community Mental Health Movement Perspectives of Community Psychology 3. A Conceptual Road Map of Community Psychology 4. The Ecological Analogy 5. Three Psychological Conceptions of the Environment 6. Labeling Theory: An Alternative to the Illness Model, and Its Limitations 7. Adapatation, Crisis, Coping, and Support Applications of Community Psychology 8. Prevention 9. Self-Help Groups 10. The Problem of Change 11. School Desegregation: A Societal Level Interaction 12. Social Action in Community Psychology 13. Science, Politics, and the Ethics of Community Intervention