Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Critical community psychology in Manchester -- What is critical community psychlology? -- Core elements of a critical community psychology -- The contested nature of communit y -- Community as social ties -- Problem definition -- Action planning -- Action 1: furtherance of critical consciousness and creation of new forms of social settings -- Action 2: Development of alliances, and acc ompaniment, advocacy and analysis of policy -- Evaluation -- Change, in fluence and power -- Roles, skills and reflections on learning for comm unity psychologists -- Critical disruption: Does critical community psy chology have an adequate praxis?

Interest in community psychology, and its potential has grown in par allel with changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical Com munity Psychology provide students of different community based profess ions, working in a range of applied settings, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a text which will underpin their community p sychological work. Clear learning objectives and chapter contents outli ned at the start of each chapter. Key terms highlighted with definition s, either as marginal notes or in chapter glossaries. Case examples of community psychology in action. Each chapter ends with a critical asses sment section. Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be un dertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding. List s of further resources -- e.g. reading, film, electronic. Authors are m embers of the largest community psychology departmental team in Europe" --Provided by publisher.