Culture and Community Psychology: Toward a Renewed and Reimagined Vision |
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Authors: | Michael J. Kral Jorge I. Ram��rez Garc��a Mark S. Aber Nausheen Masood Urmitapa Dutta Nathan R. Todd |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61820, USA. mkral@illinois.edu |
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Abstract: | Interest is growing in community psychology to look more closely at culture. Culture has resided in community psychology in its emphasis on context, ecology, and diversity, however we believe that the field will benefit from a more explicit focus on culture. We suggest a cultural approach that values the community's points of view and an understanding of shared and divergent meanings, goals, and norms within a theory of empowerment. Furthermore, we posit the importance of pluralistic, multi-method programs of research and action encompassing both idiographic and nomothetic approaches, and critical reflexivity of our roles and agendas. Culture can be further incorporated into all the branches and fibers of community psychology. |
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Keywords: | Culture Context Ecology Diversity Subjectivity Community psychology |
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