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Looking back over the past quarter century or so, it becomes apparent that Community Psychology has developed a rich tradition of theory, empirical research, action, and innovative methods. Within the field of psychology, community psychology challenges traditional ways of thinking. It considers not only the person but also whole ecological systems, recognizing that the linkages between persons and systems may be as important as either factor alone. It examines both top-down and bottom-up change; it recognizes the need for cultural diversity; and it recognizes the need for both research and praxis-actually, their interaction, which is termed "action research" or "action science. " Many of the important writings have been published in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJ CP). l As such, the intellectual history of the field is embedded in this journal. In 1996, The Publications Committee of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), in cooperation with Plenum Publishing Corporation, published a call for an editor or editorial team to "develop a volume which will use the most impactful papers from the [AJCP] to portray the rich tradition of . . . action research . . . " (Call for Nominations, 1996, p. 17). The editors of the volume you are holding answered that call and were subsequently asked to bring the project to fruition.
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A Quarter Century of Community Psychology Readings from the American Journal of Community Psychology A Quarter Century of Community Psychology Readings from the American Journal of Community Psychology Edited by Tracey A. Revenson, Senior Editor David Livert The Graduate Center of the City University of New York New York. New York The Graduate Center of the City University of New York New York. New York Anthony R. D' Augelli Edward Seidman Pennsylvania State University University Park. Pennsylvania New York University New York. New York Sabine E. French Marybeth Shinn University of California Riverside. California New York University New York. New York Diane L. Hughes Hirokazu Yoshikawa New York University New York. New York New York University New York. New York Springer Science+Business Media, LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A quarter century of community psychology: readings from the American joumal of community psychology/edited by Tracey A. Revenson ... [et al.]. p. cm. lncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4419-8646-7 (eBook) ISBN 978-0-306-46730-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-8646-7 1. Community psychology. 1. Revenson, Tracey A. II. American joumal of commlmity psychology. RA 790.55 .Q37 2002 362.2'2-dc21 2002022224 ISBN 978-0-306-46730-1 © 2002 Springer Science+Business Media New York Origina1ly published by Kluwer AcademiclPlenum Publishers, New York in 2002 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover Ist edition 2002 http://www.wkap.nl 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 AII rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. To our mentors, who took us under their wing and empowered us Contributors Luleen S. Anderson, Private Practice, 330 Military Cutoff Road, Arbor Court, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 Chester Bennett (deceased) Craig Blakely, Department of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M Universi