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| 314696322 | Linking science | Community psych looks for r/s across micro to macro levels of analysis to better understand influences on an individuals health | |
| 314696323 | Individualistic Practice | -Professional psychology focuses primarily on indvs - environments seldom receive scrutiny - focus inward to find new ways of living -overlooks other sources for recovery | |
| 314696324 | Preventative Perspectives on Problems in Living | - influenced by the concepts of the discipline of public health - prevention rather than treatment | |
| 314696325 | Reforms in Mental Health Systems | - | |
| 314696326 | Group Dynamics and Action Research | - | |
| 314696327 | Swampscott Conference | - May 1965 - Recognized community Psych as a new field | |
| 314696328 | Levine and Levine | - In times that are socially and politically more progressive, human problems will be conceptualized in environmental terms (e.g. community or societal) - More conservative, emphasis on indv causes. | |
| 314696329 | Blaming the Victim | - critique of individualistic thinking about social problems - When we assume that such problems as poverty, drug abuse, educational failure, crime, or unemployment are caused by deficits within individuals, we ignore such larger macrosystem factors as economic conditions, discrimination, lack of access to healthcare; - | |
| 314696330 | Fair Play | - definition of equality seeks to assure rules of fairness in competition for economic, educational, or social advancement | |
| 314696331 | Fair Shares | - focuses on fairness of procedure but is also concerned with minimizing extreme inequalities of outcome. - limiting accumulation of wealth so everyone has some minimum level of economic security | |
| 314696332 | Bottom-Up Approach to Social Change | -originate at the "grass-roots" among citizens rather than among professionals or the powerful - reflect attempts by ordinary people to assert control over their everyday lives -reflect ideas and experiences of people most affected bya community or social problem | |
| 314696333 | Top-Down Approach to Social Change | -designed by professionals, community leaders, or similar elites - may be well intentioned and grounded in research findings but also inevitably reflect the life experiences, worldviews, and interests of the powerful and preserve existing power structures -overlook strengths of a community | |
| 314696334 | Divergent Reasoning | - identifying multiple truths in the opposing perspectives; recognizing that conflicting viewpoints may usefully coexist; and resisting easy answers - "both/and" not "either/or" -promote dialogue that respects both positions - question status quo -requires humility | |
| 314696335 | Community Psychologists | - practice in wide array of settings: nonprofit, government, education, private. - consultants, program developers, policy specialists, community organizers |
