Critical Community Psychology
Critical Action and Social Change
2nd Edition
Published on 1. October 2019
Book
Hardback
458 pages
978-1-138-36405-9 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible textbook draws upon progressions in academic, political and global arenas, to provide a comprehensive overview of practical issues in psychological work across a diverse range of community settings.
Interest in community psychology, and its potential as a distinctive approach, is growing and evolving in parallel with societal and policy changes. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition covers crucial issues including decolonial approaches, migration, social justice, and the environmental crisis. It has a new chapter on archive research, working with data, policy analysis and development, to reflect the continuously developing global nature of community psychology. Key features include:
Sections and chapters organised around thinking, acting and reflecting
Case examples and reflections of community psychology in action
Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding
Aiming to provide readers with not only the theories, values and principles of community psychology, but also with the practical guidance that will underpin their community psychological work, this is the ideal resource for any student of community, social, and clinical psychology, social work, community practice, and people working in community-based professions and applied settings.
Interest in community psychology, and its potential as a distinctive approach, is growing and evolving in parallel with societal and policy changes. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition covers crucial issues including decolonial approaches, migration, social justice, and the environmental crisis. It has a new chapter on archive research, working with data, policy analysis and development, to reflect the continuously developing global nature of community psychology. Key features include:
Sections and chapters organised around thinking, acting and reflecting
Case examples and reflections of community psychology in action
Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding
Aiming to provide readers with not only the theories, values and principles of community psychology, but also with the practical guidance that will underpin their community psychological work, this is the ideal resource for any student of community, social, and clinical psychology, social work, community practice, and people working in community-based professions and applied settings.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a wonderful, exciting book. In this time of austerity, it is easy to despair, but this book offers lots of examples of how to get involved in working with others to create a better world. It moves beyond theory to describe different forms of collective action and inspires hope about social change. Another world, a better world is possible but action without reflection can threaten progress. This book explores the underlying theories, values and different forms of social action in a lucid and stimulating format.' - Michael Murray, Emeritus Professor of Social & Health Psychology, Keele University, UK.'The second edition of this ground-breaking volume maintains the excellent approach of the first volume; it is honest, self-reflective and comprehensive in describing and elaborating this vastly important approach to understanding behaviour, institutions, societies and processes of change. It has been updated with modern cases and developments on the global stage and goes into detail of how change can be achieved without simply trying to shout louder than others.
As young people become increasingly aware of their rights and of the crucial importance of altering the direction of travel if their futures are to be more secure than they currently appear, so increasing numbers of university courses (and not just Psychology degrees) will need to offer modules that provide the sort of thoughtful and lucid analyses outlined in this volume. This will make an excellent source book for such modules.' - Roger Ingham, Professor of Health and Community Psychology, University of Southampton, UK
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 44 farbige Zeichnungen, 42 s/w Tabellen
42 Tables, black and white; 44 Line drawings, color; 4 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
1010 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-36405-9 (9781138364059)
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Critical Action and Social Change
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Critical Action and Social Change
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Carolyn Kagan | Mark Burton | Paul Duckett
Critical Community Psychology
Critical Action and Social Change
E-Book
09/2019
2nd Edition
Routledge
€68.49
Available for download
Persons
Carolyn Kagan is a Professor Emerita Community Social Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having retired from the university she now works as a scholar activist on local participation and community development projects and on climate/economic/social justice policies at the regional level, through the collective, Steady State Manchester. @CarolynKagan
Mark Burton is a scholar-activist, working on a variety of environmental, economic and political issues. Among other activity he is part of the Steady State Manchester collective which explores and promotes a post-growth approach to economy and society in the city-regional context. For many years he worked as a psychologist and manager in health and social care services. @MarkHBurton
Paul Duckett is an academic community psychologist at Central Queensland University, Australia. He works in the fields of disability and mental health and has worked alongside disabled people including people with mental health difficulties and people with learning difficulties since 1988. He has a YouTube channel where he posts videos on topics and issues relevant to Critical Community Psychology - just search for Paul Duckett.
Rebecca Lawthom is Professor of Community Psychology in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care at Manchester Metropolitan University. She co-directs the Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre entitled Health, Psychology and Communities. Her research embraces creative, participatory methods. @rebeccalawthom
Asiya Siddiquee is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research has centred around wellbeing in various contexts - digital technologies, refugee women and arts for health. Working with mixed methods research, her future aspirations are to explore issues regarding equality, social justice and cultural diversity.
Mark Burton is a scholar-activist, working on a variety of environmental, economic and political issues. Among other activity he is part of the Steady State Manchester collective which explores and promotes a post-growth approach to economy and society in the city-regional context. For many years he worked as a psychologist and manager in health and social care services. @MarkHBurton
Paul Duckett is an academic community psychologist at Central Queensland University, Australia. He works in the fields of disability and mental health and has worked alongside disabled people including people with mental health difficulties and people with learning difficulties since 1988. He has a YouTube channel where he posts videos on topics and issues relevant to Critical Community Psychology - just search for Paul Duckett.
Rebecca Lawthom is Professor of Community Psychology in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care at Manchester Metropolitan University. She co-directs the Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre entitled Health, Psychology and Communities. Her research embraces creative, participatory methods. @rebeccalawthom
Asiya Siddiquee is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research has centred around wellbeing in various contexts - digital technologies, refugee women and arts for health. Working with mixed methods research, her future aspirations are to explore issues regarding equality, social justice and cultural diversity.
Content
Introduction
PART I: THINK!
What is critical community psychology?
Core elements of a critical community psychology
The contested nature of community
Community as social ties
PART II: ACT!
Problem definition
Action planning
Action 1: furtherance of critical consciousness and creation of new forms of social settings
Action 2: Development of alliances, and accompaniment, advocacy and analysis of policy
Action 3: Archive research, policy analysis and development
PART III: REFLECT!
Evaluation
Change, influence and power
Roles, skills and reflections on learning for community psychologists
Critical disruption: Does critical community psychology have an adequate praxis?
PART I: THINK!
What is critical community psychology?
Core elements of a critical community psychology
The contested nature of community
Community as social ties
PART II: ACT!
Problem definition
Action planning
Action 1: furtherance of critical consciousness and creation of new forms of social settings
Action 2: Development of alliances, and accompaniment, advocacy and analysis of policy
Action 3: Archive research, policy analysis and development
PART III: REFLECT!
Evaluation
Change, influence and power
Roles, skills and reflections on learning for community psychologists
Critical disruption: Does critical community psychology have an adequate praxis?