Community Psychology/ in pursuit of liberation and well-being Nelson, Geoffrey

PART ONE: CONTEXT AND OVERVIEW.- Community Psychology: Journeys in the Global Context.- The Project of Community Psychology: Issues, Values and Tools for Liberation and Well-Being.- PART TWO: VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS.- The Values of Community Psychology.- Ecology, Prevention and Promotion.- Power and Community.- Accountability, Commitment and Inclusion.- PART THREE: TOOLS FOR ACTION.- An Overview of Community Psychology Interventions.- Social Interventions.- Organizational and Community Interventions.- Small Group and Individual Interventions.- PART FOUR: TOOLS FOR RESEARCH.- The Foundations of Community Research.- Community Research Methods: Post-Positivist and Social Constructivist Paradigms.- Community Research Methods: Critical Paradigm.- PART FIVE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: ADDRESSING THE ISSUES.- Marginalization; C.Kagan & M.Burton.- Globalization, Poverty and Social Justice; T.Sloan.- Colonization and Racism; M.Glover, P.Dudgeon & I.Huygens.- Immigration and Adaption: Confronting the Challenges of Cultural Diversity; C.Sonn & A.Fisher.- Gender, Power and Community Psychology; H.Gridley & C.Turner.- A Journey Towards Liberation; G.W.Harper.- Ableism; G.W.White.- Creating New Possibilities for Promoting Liberation, Well-being and Recovery; B.Kloos.- Disadvantaged Children and Families; L.Peirson.- Environmental Degradation and Ecologically Minded Alternatives; E.Bennett.- PART SIX: LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.- Between Person and Society: Community Psychology's Vogage into Complexity; M.Montero.