2 Fifth Edition COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY John Moritsugu Pacific Lutheran University Elizabeth Vera Loyola University Chicago Frank Y. Wong Emory University Karen Grover Duffy State University of New York, Geneseo 3 First published 2014, 2010, 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2003 Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. ISBN: 9780205255627 (pbk) Cover Designer: Karen Noferi Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Duffy, Karen Grover. Community psychology.—Fifth edition / John Moritsugu, Pacific Lutheran University, Elizabeth Vera, Loyola University Chicago, Frank Y. Wong, Emory University, Karen Grover Duffy, State University of New York, Geneseo. pages cm Revision of: Community psychology / John Moritsugu, Frank Y. Wong, Karen Grover Duffy.—4th ed.—Boston : Allyn & Bacon, ©2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-205-25562-7 ISBN-10: 0-205-25562-0 1. Community psychology. I. Moritsugu, John. II. Vera, Elizabeth, 1967– III. Wong, Frank Y., 1958– IV. Title. RA790.55.D84 2013 362.2—dc23 2013008404 4 Part I Chapter 1 Chapter 2 CONTENTS Introductory Concepts INTRODUCTION: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Historical Background Social Movements Swampscott What Is Community Psychology? Fundamental Principles A Respect for Diversity The Importance of Context and Environment Empowerment The Ecological Perspective/Multiple Levels of Intervention ▶ CASE IN POINT 1.1 Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology: What’s the Difference? Other Central Concepts Prevention Rather than Therapy ▶ CASE IN POINT 1.2 Does Primary Prevention Work? Social Justice Emphasis on Strengths and Competencies Social Change and Action Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives ▶ CASE IN POINT 1.3 Social Psychology, Community Psychology, and Homelessness ▶ CASE IN POINT 1.4 The Importance of Place A Psychological Sense of Community Training in Community Psychology Plan of the Text Summary SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS 5 Chapter 3 The Essence of Scientific Research Why Do Scientific Research? What Is Scientific Research? The Fidelity of Scientific Research ▶ CASE IN POINT 2.1 A Theory ...