Critical Community Psychology Contributor(s): Kagan, Carolyn (Author), Burton, Mark R. (Author), Duckett, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405188847 ISBN-13: 9781405188845 Publisher: BPS Blackwell OUR PRICE: $72.22 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
Additional Information |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |