Community psychology : theory and practice af Jim Orford (Bog)

Forfatter: Jim Orford
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 308
Forlag: John Wiley
Udgivelsesår: 2000
"Community psychology is a comparatively new area within psychology. Its perspective is that people and their problems can only be understood by considering the social settings and systems of which they are part and with which they interact continuously over time. These include not only micro-systems of family, work and leisure groups, but also higher-order systems from neighbourhood to socio-cultural groups. Community psychology is also about using this understanding to improve people's well-being. It is an applied, practical subject as well as a theoretical one.. [this work] deals at length with topics such as power and powerlessness, qualitative and case-study research methods, and offers background theory ... together with reports of research on many practical aspects in community psychology"--Back cover
Titel: Community psychology : theory and practice

Sammendrag: Community psychology er et relativt nyt område inden for psykologien, som fokuserer på, hvordan menneskers liv og problemer skal forstås i deres sociale sammenhæng – fra familie og arbejde til lokalsamfund og bredere samfundsstrukturer. Bogen gennemgår både teori og praksis og kombinerer britisk og international forskning. Den behandler emner som empowerment, forebyggelse, kvalitative og kvantitative forskningsmetoder samt konkrete indsatser i lokalsamfund. Værket er relevant for psykologer, sundhedsprofessionelle og studerende, der arbejder med eller interesserer sig for samfundsorienteret psykologi.
Type: Paperback