Taking both social and clinical psychological perspectives, this volume examines pressing community problems such as homelessness, racism, delinquency, alcoholism, violence, unemployment and workplace health. The contributors, leaders in community and social psychology, present the results of their empirical research into these problems.
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Ximena Arriaga, Claremont Graduate University - Stuart Oskamp, Claremont Graduate University
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Problems in community life are among the most distressing and troublesome aspects of modern society, yet psychology as a field gives them relatively little attention. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
psychological abuse perpetration, prevention subsample, dating violence norms, psychosocial working conditions, resisting alcohol, violent friends, resiliency theory, dating abuse, violence perpetration, community stressors, drinking indexes, housing stability, subordinate group members, traditional racism, dominant cultural narratives, treatment entry, predicting violent behavior, summed score, assaultive violence, being abstinent, violent adults, drinking outcomes, dominant group members, community narratives, homeless individuals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Safe Dates, African American, Los Angeles, American Psychological Association, Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Studies, Winning New Jobs, Michigan Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois, Field Institute, Harvard University Press, Lawrence Erlbaum, San Francisco, Beckman Institute, Beverly Hills, Detroit Area Study, General Social Survey, Newbury Park, Our Future, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, South Africa, Western Europe, Alcoholics Anonymous New!
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Problems in community life are among the most distressing and troublesome aspects of modern society, yet psychology as a field gives them relatively little attention. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
psychological abuse perpetration, prevention subsample, dating violence norms, psychosocial working conditions, resisting alcohol, violent friends, resiliency theory, dating abuse, violence perpetration, community stressors, drinking indexes, housing stability, subordinate group members, traditional racism, dominant cultural narratives, treatment entry, predicting violent behavior, summed score, assaultive violence, being abstinent, violent adults, drinking outcomes, dominant group members, community narratives, homeless individuals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Safe Dates, African American, Los Angeles, American Psychological Association, Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Studies, Winning New Jobs, Michigan Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois, Field Institute, Harvard University Press, Lawrence Erlbaum, San Francisco, Beckman Institute, Beverly Hills, Detroit Area Study, General Social Survey, Newbury Park, Our Future, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, South Africa, Western Europe, Alcoholics Anonymous New!
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- Social Psychology (12th Edition) by Shelley E. Taylor on page 49, and page 51
- Social Psychology (Nelson-Hall Series in Psychology) by Stephen Worchel on page 48, and page 51
- Applied Social Psychology (2nd Edition) by Stuart Oskamp in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Studyguide for Social Psychology by Taylor, ISBN 9780130990068 (Cram101 Textbook Outlines) by Cram101 Textbook Reviews on page 49, and page 51
- Situational Confidence Questionnaire (Scq-39) by Helen M. Annis on page 138, and page 157
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- Public Policy in the Community (Public Policy and Politics) by Marilyn M. Taylor in Back Matter
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