Principles of Social Change
The efforts of social activists and mental health professionals to institute population-level social change, such as reducing poverty, building better schools, and establishing more effective substance abuse programs, often fail. They tend to focus on individuals and not real-life community conditions; they fail to take into account stakeholders' efforts to maintain the status quo; and they do not develop concrete strategies to build coalitions to alter policies. These unsuccessful attempts at change can leave citizens, community groups, and healthcare professionals feeling dispirited and overwhelmed.Principles of Social Change is written for…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-997102-2
- EAN: 9780199971022
- Produktnummer: 16940060
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'868 KB
Über den Autor
Leonard A. Jason, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Community Research at DePaul University. Dr. Jason has investigated topics such as the prevention of alcohol and substance use disorders within recovery homes, youth tobacco prevention programs, school-based preventive interventions, and the prevalence and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. He has received more than $26 million in federal grants and published 575 articles, 77 book chapters, and 23 books.
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