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Community psychology : challenges, controversies, and emerging consensus / Jim Orford.

By: Orford, Jim.
Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, England : John Wiley, c2008Description: xxiv, 456 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780470855942 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780470855935 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Community psychologyDDC classification: 362.19689
Contents:
Pt. 1. The background to cummunity psychology and what it stands for - Challenging psychology over its neglect of the social - Community psychology's core values: empowerment, liberation, and social justice - The debate over knowledge in community psychology - Pt. 2. Understanding inequality and its effects on health - Social position and inequalities in health - Place and its influence on health and well-being - Two concepts for understanding inequalities by position and place - Pt. 3. The experience of disempowerment: seven examples - Disempowerment by war, immigration, homelessness, or unemployment - Disempowered because of income, gender, or sexual orientation - Pt. 4. Community psychology action: from support to liberation - Strengthening social support for members of disempowered groups - Social action and innovation - Empowering communities - Participation and liberation - Finale-consensus and challenge - Reference - Author index - Subject index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. The background to cummunity psychology and what it stands for - Challenging psychology over its neglect of the social - Community psychology's core values: empowerment, liberation, and social justice - The debate over knowledge in community psychology - Pt. 2. Understanding inequality and its effects on health - Social position and inequalities in health - Place and its influence on health and well-being - Two concepts for understanding inequalities by position and place - Pt. 3. The experience of disempowerment: seven examples - Disempowerment by war, immigration, homelessness, or unemployment - Disempowered because of income, gender, or sexual orientation - Pt. 4. Community psychology action: from support to liberation - Strengthening social support for members of disempowered groups - Social action and innovation - Empowering communities - Participation and liberation - Finale-consensus and challenge - Reference - Author index - Subject index.