{"product_id":"principles-of-community-psychology-perspectives-and-applications-9780195144178","title":"Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinciples of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications\u003c\/strong\u003e by Levine, Murray. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780195144178.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpdated and expanded in this third edition, Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications presents the most recent literature, empirical work, issues, and events in the field and the relevant policy debates surrounding them.\n\nThe book maintains the basic architecture of the previous edition--integrating theory, research, and practice across the diverse subject matter of community mental health and community psychology--but reduces jargon and improves clarity. Applying an ecological perspective, it places problems in their current and historical contexts and employs a stress, coping, and social-support model as a key integrative device to analyze community mental health practice, prevention, self-help, and social action.\n\nPrinciples of Community Psychology: Perspectives and Applications, 3\/e, is ideal for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in community psychology, social work, and mental health.\n\nFeatures of the Third Edition\n\nBLPRESENTS NEW INFORMATION ON:\nBLbehavior-environment congruence\nBLsocial and physical environmental influences on behavior and well-being\nBLthe use of law to reduce stigma\nBLorganizational change, development, and learning\nBLproblems in planned change on a statewide level\nBLpolitical and legal events since desegregation in public schools\nBLfuture problems surrounding race in public schools\nBLmaking community psychology more interdisciplinary\nBLrecognizing developments in community psychology outside the United States\n\nBLOFFERS NEW RESEARCH ON:\nBLhomelessness\nBLadaptation, crisis, coping, and social support\n\nBLUPDATES AND EXPANDS TREATMENTS OF:\nBLfundamental principles and values of community psychology\nBLpopulation parameters\nBLthe history of community psychology\nBLHIV\/AIDS, Project Head Start, and preventing child maltreatment\nBLself-help\/mutual assistance groups\nBLdesegregation of the public schools as a societal-level intervention\nBLcommunity development\nBLscience, ethics, and the future of community psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945790140469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195144171","price":134.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195144178_ad8c4a2e-224b-4f5e-9b6c-7e55b8deaf37.jpg?v=1778924427","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/principles-of-community-psychology-perspectives-and-applications-9780195144178","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}