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Summary Characteristics of Community Psychology
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Defining separators of research in Community Psychology
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Characteristics of research in CommunityPsychology
1. 6 separating characteristics 1. Aims of community research
of community psychology 2. The activist researcher
research 3. Emphasis on ecological context
4. Systemic Transparency
5. Participatory Ethos
6. Criticality and Reflexivity
2. Aims of community re- - address the needs of the community by pro-
search (2) viding them with information
- action-orientated research: understand prob-
lems AND creating practical solutions to these
problems
3. The activist researcher (2) - researcher is not neutral/objective BUT val-
ue-driven
- research done to uphold social justice
4. Emphasis on ecological - research takes into account various levels of
context (2) context
- includes issues like race, gender, SES, history,
geography
5. Systemic transparency (2) - community involved in all steps of research
process
- select set of people are consulted
6. Participatory Ethos (2) - community members are participants NOT ob-
jects of study
- ethos upheld through: regular consulta-
tion sessions, communication channels, central
space for documenting contributions
7. Criticality and Reflexivity - being critical of the social context in relation to
(2) problems
- but also being critical of yourself as the psy-
chologist and your own values, biases, and po-
sitionality in relation to the community
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