From Intervention To Social Change

Author : Triin Vihalemm,Margit Keller,Maie Kiisel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317132165

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From Intervention to Social Change by Triin Vihalemm,Margit Keller,Maie Kiisel Pdf

This book explores the design, communication and implementation of social change programmes aimed at solving various social problems, from reducing health-risk behaviour to ’green’ consumption or financial literacy. Examining the application of social practice theory as a way of understanding social change, From Intervention to Social Change connects theoretical reflections with empirical research, sample cases and exercises, emphasising the importance of communication and community engagement in the initiation and implementation of social change programmes designed to address social problems and improve quality of life. Adopting a ’communication for social change’ approach and presenting illustrative studies drawn from ’developed’ and rapidly transforming countries, this handbook will appeal to project managers and communication professionals in the public and private sectors, as well as scholars of sociology, anthropology and development studies with interests in social problems and social change.

Author : Dr Margit Keller,Dr Maie Kiisel,Dr Triin Vihalemm
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781472451903

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From Intervention to Social Change by Dr Margit Keller,Dr Maie Kiisel,Dr Triin Vihalemm Pdf

This book explores the design, communication and implementation of social change programmes aimed at solving various social problems, from reducing health-risk behaviour to ‘green’ consumption or financial literacy. Examining the application of social practice theory as a way of understanding social change, From Intervention to Social Change connects theoretical reflections with empirical research, sample cases and exercises, emphasising the importance of communication and community engagement in the initiation and implementation of social change programmes designed to address social problems and improve quality of life.

Author : Yolande Strengers,Cecily Maller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317810797

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Social Practices, Intervention and Sustainability by Yolande Strengers,Cecily Maller Pdf

In an era of dramatic environmental change, social change is desperately needed to curb burgeoning consumption. Many calls to action have focused on individual behaviour or technological innovation, with relative silence from the social sciences on other modes and methods of intervening in social life. This book shows how we can go beyond behaviour change in the pursuit of sustainability. Inspired by the ‘practice turn’ in consumption studies, this interdisciplinary book looks through the lens of social practice theory to explore important and timely questions about how to intervene in social life. It discusses a range of applied sustainability topics including energy consumption, housing provision, water demand, transport, climate change, curbside recycling and smart grids, seeking to redefine what intervention is, how it happens, and who or what can intervene to address the growing list of environmental calamities facing contemporary societies. These issues are explored through a range of specific case studies from Australia, the UK and the US, providing theoretical insights that are of international relevance. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of sociology, consumption studies, environmental studies, geography, and science and technology studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners seeking to intervene in social life for sustainability.

Author : John G. Bruhn,Howard Rebach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387718644

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Sociological Practice by John G. Bruhn,Howard Rebach Pdf

This second edition of a classic text in the field has been revisited by its authors and extensively reworked. It incorporates new case studies based on the authors’ experiences as well as one completely new chapter. The first edition of Clinical Sociology was published in 1996. Its goal was to explore various approaches to problem-solving at the micro, meso, and macro levels of social complexity.

Author : John Gandy,Alex Robertson,Susan Sinclair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315301655

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Improving Social Intervention by John Gandy,Alex Robertson,Susan Sinclair Pdf

This book, first published in 1983, considers the whole problem of how social research can lead to improvement in practice in social policy and social work. In the first section, individual chapters discuss the political context within which research is commissioned and used, through consideration of the politics of comparative research and of the application of research findings to policy-making in the personal social services. The problems of putting policy into practice and using research in a systematic and predictable way for improving situation is also examined. This title will be of interest to students of the Sociology, Education and Social Policy.

Author : Shana Cohen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351683517

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Transforming Social Action Into Social Change by Shana Cohen Pdf

Cohen offers a new framework for analyzing social projects and local social activism. Rather than look at how single projects are designed and managed to evaluate their impact, the approach calls for analyzing fields of social action: policy and politics, institutional behavior, social networks among policymakers and practitioners, and availability of funding and other resources. Combined, they affect the conceptualization of a social problem and the design and practice of social intervention. More broadly, through circumscribing the range of thinking about social problems, they delimit possibilities to generate social change. Analyzing fields also allows for linking macro-level trends in areas like policy to decision-making within individual organizations and the effectiveness of projects at instigating the desired transformation in individual and collective behavior. Working together, policymakers, individual activists, nonprofit organizations, and staff in public institutions like schools and hospitals can critique and alter fields to challenge more effectively social problems. This collaboration, in turn, affects how social policies are designed and, ultimately, the politics of social change.

Author : Susan K. Opt,Mark A. Gring
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781412956895

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The Rhetoric of Social Intervention by Susan K. Opt,Mark A. Gring Pdf

The first-ever thorough exploration and discussion of the rhetorical model of social invention [RSI] (initially conceived by rhetorical theorist William R. Brown) for today's students and scholars.

Author : Kim Berman
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780472053667

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Finding Voice by Kim Berman Pdf

A model for cultural activism and pedagogy through art and community engagement

Author : Gregory M. Walton,Alia J. Crum
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462543830

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Handbook of Wise Interventions by Gregory M. Walton,Alia J. Crum Pdf

Precise shifts in the ways people make sense of themselves, others, and social situations can help people flourish. This compelling handbook synthesizes the growing body of research on wise interventions--brief, nonclinical strategies that are "wise" to the impact of social-psychological processes on behavior. Leading authorities describe how maladaptive or pejorative interpretations can undermine people’s functioning and how they can be altered to produce benefits in such areas as academic motivation and achievement, health, well-being, and personal relationships. Consistently formatted chapters review the development of each intervention, how it can be implemented, its evidence base, and implications for solving personal and societal problems.

Author : Harvey A. Hornstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008006341

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Social Intervention by Harvey A. Hornstein Pdf

Author : Leonard A. Jason
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199971022

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Principles of Social Change by Leonard A. Jason Pdf

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 those who are impassioned and driven by social justice issues in their communities and seek practical solutions. Leonard A. Jason, a leading community psychologist, demonstrates how social change can be accomplished and fostered by observing five key principles: (1) determine the nature of the change desired, (2) identify who holds the power, (3) create coalitions, (4) be patient but persistent, and (5) measure your success. Describing these principles through first-hand accounts of the experiences of people who have worked on a range of social justice issues, Jason gives unique insight and presents a comprehensive approach toward the development of social and community interventions, such as protecting the well-being of children, providing affordable housing, combating abuses of power, and cleaning up the environment. Principles of Social Change provides answers about what citizens and community action groups can do in collaboration with healthcare professionals to address these seemingly intractable problems. It is essential reading for community psychologists, social activists, policy makers, and students and trainees in these fields.

Author : I. Ira Goldenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Oppression (Psychology)
ISBN : UOM:39015008006358

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Oppression and Social Intervention by I. Ira Goldenberg Pdf

Author : Bengt Eriksson
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Marginality, Social
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112521914

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Theories of Intervention and Social Change by Bengt Eriksson Pdf

Professional social work in the field of social welfare aims mainly at preventing or solving social problems, sometimes at mitigating their consequences. It is a question of achieving desired changes or preventing undesired ones. Changes are brought about through various forms of intervention, directed towards individuals, groups or local communities. This book is about the concepts of change and intervention. It also describes different kinds of social intervention. The book is part of the European Master Programme European Perspectives on Social Inclusion, developed within the Socrates Programme. The book is intended for professionals in a broad range of the welfare field, as well as for students in related educational programmes and everyone with an interest in social change and social intervention.

Author : Rutter, Jill
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780335204328

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Changing Health Behaviour by Rutter, Jill Pdf

For many years, social cognition models have been at the forefront of research into predicting and explaining health behaviours. Until recently, there have been few attempts to go beyond prediction and understanding to intervention - but now the position has changed, and a number of excellent interventions have been set up. The purpose of this book is to bring them together in one volume.

Author : Robert Biswas-Diener
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789048199389

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Positive Psychology as Social Change by Robert Biswas-Diener Pdf

In recent times there has been growing interest in positive psychology as evidenced by the swell in positive psychology graduate programs, undergraduate courses, journals related to the topic, popular book titles on the topic and scholarly publications. Within the positive psychology community there has been an increased emphasis on the socially beneficial side of positive psychological science. At the First World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association there was a major push to look at positive psychology as a social change mechanism. This volume will bring together thoughts of leaders in positive psychology from 8 countries to capitalize on the push toward social change and flourishing. By releasing this title at a critical time Springer has the opportunity to help frame the agenda for positive psychology as a force for social change. This seminal work is meant for anyone interested in happiness, strengths, flourishing or positive institutions It introduces Positive Psychology as an unapplied science that can be used to create positive social transformation and enabling institutions. This is a must-have title for academics, especially psychologists, sociologists, economists, and professionals working in the field of Positive Psychology and Well-Being.