TY  - BOOK
AU  - Orford,Jim
TI  - Community psychology: challenges, controversies, and emerging consensus 
SN  - 9780470855942 (pbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 362.19689 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, England
PB  - John Wiley
KW  - Community psychology
N1  - 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
ER  -