Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets

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

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.Description: xxiv, 456 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780470855935 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780470855942 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.19689 22 ORF
Online resources:
Contents:
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 : dissatisfaction with existing research methods -- Social position and inequalities in health -- Place and its influence on health and well-being -- Two concepts for understanding inequalities by position and place -- Disempowerment by war, immigration, homelessness, or unemployment -- Disempowered because of income, gender, or sexual orientation -- Strengthening social support for members of disempowered groups -- Social action and innovation -- Empowering communities -- Participation and liberation.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Short Loan Books Hamu Mukasa Library Closed Access l Short Loan; Level 1 362.19689 ORF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 153634
Short Loan Books Hamu Mukasa Library Closed Access l Short Loan; Level 1 362.19689 ORF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 153633
Short Loan Books Hamu Mukasa Library Closed Access l Short Loan; Level 1 362.19689 ORF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 153661
Short Loan Books Hamu Mukasa Library Closed Access l Short Loan; Level 1 362.19689 ORF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 153660

Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-433) and indexes.

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 : dissatisfaction with existing research methods -- Social position and inequalities in health -- Place and its influence on health and well-being -- Two concepts for understanding inequalities by position and place -- Disempowerment by war, immigration, homelessness, or unemployment -- Disempowered because of income, gender, or sexual orientation -- Strengthening social support for members of disempowered groups -- Social action and innovation -- Empowering communities -- Participation and liberation.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Share