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Levine, Murray, 1928-

Principles of community psychology : perspectives and applications / Murray Levine, David V. Perkins, Douglas D. Perkins - 3rd ed - New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 - xviii, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-519) and index

Life is a soap opera -- The origins of community psychology -- A conceptual road map of community psychology -- The ecological analogy -- Five psychological conceptions of the environment -- Labeling theory : an alternative to the illness model -- Adaptation, crisis, coping, and support -- Prevention -- Self-help groups -- The problem of change -- School desegregation : a societal-level intervention -- Community development and social action in community psychology -- Science, ethics, and the future of community psychology

ISBN: 0195144171 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004049525

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Community psychology
Community mental health services
Community Mental Health Services
Community Psychiatry--methods
Mental Health
Social Environment

LC Class. No.: RA790.55 / .L48 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 362.2/2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2004 O-335 WM 30 / L665p 2005