Poverty and Psychology

by Carr, Stuart C.; Sloan, Tod Stratton

• ISBN13: 9780306477645
• ISBN10: 0306477645
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

Although poverty is a global issue profoundly affecting millions of human beings, the psychology literature rarely focuses on this problem. Poverty and Psychology: From Global Perspective to Local Practice seeks to remedy that by bringing together academics, community practitioners and clinicians who are actively involved in studying the ramifications of poverty in groups and individuals as well as outlining successful methods of participant intervention. With a focus on positive and critical psychology and the resilience of the human spirit, the book brings the psychology of poverty up-to-date with current thinking and scientific approaches, and will inspire and encourage those working in the field. Covering a wide range of settings, from the shanty towns of Brazil and Venezuela to the inner cities of England and Scotland, to indigenous communities of the Australian outback, noted contributors share their direct experiences and a positive message for working toward progressive solutions.

Author Biography

Stuart C. Carr is Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology at Massey University. Carr has a background in social and organizational psychology, and has lived and worked in Malawi, far north Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the South Pacific. He has consulted to and worked for a rage of aid organizations and universities in developing areas, His interests are focused on the applications of psychology, principally social and organizational psychology, to the reduction of poverty and the enhancement of social equity. Dr. Carr is a member of Australia's College of Organizational Psychology and coordinates the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at Massey University in New Zealand. Since 1996, Carr has edited the peer-reviewed publication South Pacific Journal of Psychology, a journal dedicated to fostering awareness of psychological issues in development processes.Tod S. Sloan is Co-Coordinator of Psychologists for Social Responsibility. Currently at Georgetown University, he's previously served as professor of psychology at the University of Tulsa where he founded the Center for Community Research and Development. He has held Fulbright awards for research and lecturing in Venezuela and Nicaragua. His primary interests are the psychosocial impact of modernization, dialogic processes in deep democracy, and critical psychology.

Table of Contents

1. Poverty and Psychology: An Introduction	1	(18)
Stuart C. Carr
I. INSECURITY
2. Poverty and Power	19	(26)
Isaac Prilleltensky
3. Poverty and Justice	45	(24)
Stuart C. Carr
4. Poverty and Psychopathology	69	(18)
Virginia Moreira
5. Poverty and Unemployment	87	(16)
David Fryer and Rose Fagan
6. Poverty and Place	103	(20)
Peter Spink
II. EMPOWERMENT
7. Poverty and Community	123	(24)
Euclides Sánchez, Karen Cronick, and Esther Wiesenfeld
8. Poverty and Prejudice	147	(16)
Anthony F. Lemieux and Felicia Pratto
9. Poverty and Wealth	163	(22)
Adrian Furnham
10. Poverty and Discourse	185	(20)
David J. Harper
11. Poverty and Economic Crisis	205	(24)
The Aus-Thai Project Team
III. OPPORTUNITY
12. Poverty and Youth	229	(22)
Carola Eyber and Alastair Ager
13. Poverty and Enterprise	251	(16)
Bill Ivory
14. Poverty and Process Skills	267	(18)
Malcolm MacLachlan and Eilish Mc Auliffe
15. Poverty and Research	285	(16)
Stuart C. Carr and Stephen G. Atkins
16. Poverty and Psychology: A Call to Arms	301	(14)
Tod S. Sloan
Index	315