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Interest in community psychology, and its potential has grown in parallel with changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical Community Psychology provide students of different community based professions, working in a range of applied settings, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a text which will underpin their community psychological work.§Key Features:§Clear learning objectives and chapter contents outlined at the start of each chapter§Key terms highlighted with definitions, either as marginal notes or in chapter glossaries§Case examples of community psychology in action§Each chapter ends with a critical assessment section§Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding§Lists of further resources -- e.g. reading, film, electronic Authors are members of the largest community psychology departmental team in EuropeCommunity psychology has developed in various parts of the world. Interest in community psychology, and its potential as a distinct approach, is growing and evolving in parallel with social development, changes in welfare and governmental priorities.§Critical Community Psychology is the work of a group of academic community psychologists with many years of experience working, teaching and thinking together. They have developed a clear and effective method for bringing together the theory and practice of community psychology, which has become firmly grounded in time and place. This book aims to provide students of different community-based professions, working in a range of applied settings, with not only the theories, values and principles of community psychology, but also with the practical guidance that will underpin their community psychological work.§Highlights include:§Clear learning objectives, highlighting the theoretical content, research issues and practice dilemmas to be covered.§Case examples of community psychology in action, including critical questions to encourage reflection and reflexivity on the part of the reader.§Activity questions focusing on both theoretical and practical issues to be used as both class exercises and independent study.§A distinctive approach that questions many of the assumptions and approaches of mainstream psychological approaches.§The book would be attractive to undergraduate and postgraduate students and practitioners of community psychology, world-wide, as well as students and practitioners of other forms of applied or professional psychology and different community practices. Additional resources for instructors are available at www.wiley.com/college/kagan§Carolyn Kagan, Paul Duckett, Rebecca Lawthom and Asiya Siddiquee are all based in the Department of Psychology and the Research Institute for Health and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University. Mark Burton has a visiting position with Manchester Metropolitan University and is a manager in health and social services in Manchester.

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• Celý názov: Critical Community Psychology
• Autor: Carolyn Kagan, Mark Burton, Paul Duckett, Rebecca Lawthom
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Väzba: Brožovaná
• Počet strán: 396
• EAN: 9781405188845
• ISBN: 1405188847
• ID: 01419107
• Nakladateľ: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Hmotnosť: 856 g
• Rozmery: 244 × 188 × 25 mm
• Dátum vydania: 08. April 2011

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