Wandersman, Abraham : University of South Carolina
Summary
Dalton, Elias, and Wandersman have answered the challenge of taking an abstract, theoretical topic and made
it lively and understandable with concrete examples, so students can understand the concepts and be excited by
it. The authors have done this through consistent pedagogy across the book, and most importantly have created opportunities
to practice applying these concepts, so that they come alive for students.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCING COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY.
1. What Is Community Psychology?
2. How Did Community Psychology Develop?
PART TWO: COMMUNITY RESEARCH.
3. The Aims of Community Research.
4. The Methods of Community Research.
PART THREE: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES.
5. Understanding Ecology: Individuals Within Environments.
Interchapter Exercise: Assessing Environments.
6. Understanding Human Diversity.
7. Understanding Sense of Community.
8. Understanding Coping and Social Support.
Interchapter Exercise: Mapping Your Social Support Network.
PART FOUR: PREVENTION AND PROMOTION: KEY CONCEPTS.
10. Prevention and Promotion: Current and Future Applications.
11. Prevention and Promotion: Implementing Programs.
Interchapter Exercise: Touring the Prevention/Promotion Literature.
PART FIVE: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
12. Citizen Participation and Empowerment.
13. Organizing for Community and Social Change.
Interchapter Exercise: A Community Coalition.
14. Program Evaluation and Program Development.
Interchapter Exercise: Planning and Evaluating a Community Program.
15. Looking Back, Looking Ahead.