Dalton, Elias, and Wandersman have answered the challenge of taking an abstract, theoretical topic and making it lively and understandable with concrete examples so students can understand the concepts and be excited. The authors do this through consistent pedagogy across the book, and most importantly, create opportunities for students to practice applying these concepts, bringing them alive for students. After introducing community psychology and its history, the authors describe methods of community research, and discuss how to understand communities from the perspectives of ecological diversity, sense of community, coping, and social support. The focus then shift to community programs and actions: preventing problem behavior and promoting social competence, citizen participation, organizing for community an social change, and program evaluation and development.
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Jim Dalton is professor of Psychology at Bloomsburg University and is in charge of the undergraduate curriculum clearinghouse for community psychology for the Society for Research in Community Psychology. He holds a bachelor's degree from King College in Tennessee, a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, and he currently teaches at Bloomsburg University.
Maurice J. Elias earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Elias is a Professor for the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University, and co-developer of the Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving Project. Areas of research interest include clinical, school, and community psychology particularly in the area of children, adolescents, and families; design and evaluation of preventive interventions; social, cognitive, and behavioral competence; and emotional intelligence.
Abraham Wandersman earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1976 and is currently a professor at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Wandersman's areas of interest include community psychology, program evaluation, environmental and ecological psychology, citizen participation, community coalitions, and program evaluation.
Maurice J. Elias earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Elias is a Professor for the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University, and co-developer of the Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving Project. Areas of research interest include clinical, school, and community psychology particularly in the area of children, adolescents, and families; design and evaluation of preventive interventions; social, cognitive, and behavioral competence; and emotional intelligence.
Abraham Wandersman earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1976 and is currently a professor at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Wandersman's areas of interest include community psychology, program evaluation, environmental and ecological psychology, citizen participation, community coalitions, and program evaluation.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good information, Difficult to read,
By Shelley White (Atlanta,, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities (Hardcover)
This book provided a solid introduction to community psychology, but it was very difficult to read. Most of this was because of small, dense text and numerous citations. They author used proper APA in-text citations, but they were so lengthy and numerous that you would read one sentence followed by a citation and two more sentences and another lengthy citation. The authors did provide solid examples of real life experience and research results that made the material seem salient and meaningful. This is the first edition and the book has a solid foundation, but I hope the next edition is a bit more user-friendly.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent and solid introduction to Community Psychology,
By E. Cruz Eusebio (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities (Hardcover)
I purchased this book as a textbook for my Community Multicultural School Psychology Doctoral level course. It includes all of the basic tenements and theories of general community and multicultural psychology. The book reads easily and lends the practicing psychologist ideas to many areas of research. Great reference!
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Community Psychology: Linking Individauls and Communities,
This review is from: Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities (Hardcover)
I ordered the book 1 month ago and still haven't received it. Even though it said I'd receive it by September 3, just in time for my class. When I contacted the seller, he said that no refunds are given until 30 days after purchase. This was not clear when I purchased the book. Please issue a refund immediately. Kathy Mosca
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