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Critical Community Psychology
Contributor(s): Kagan, Carolyn (Author), Burton, Mark R. (Author), Duckett, Paul (Author)
ISBN: 1405188847     ISBN-13: 9781405188845
Publisher: BPS Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $72.22  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Social Psychology
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
Dewey: 362.196
LCCN: 2011002183
Series: BPS Textbooks in Psychology
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.3" W x 9.5" (1.85 lbs) 400 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Interest in community psychology, and its potential has grown in parallel with changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical Community Psychology provides 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 Europe.