This list is a project of the Executive Board of the Council of Program Directors in Community Research and Action (CPDCRA). The original purpose of the previous lists (1994 and 1997) were to provide information about the field of community psychology to authors and publishers, especially of undergraduate psychology textbooks. However, the list has become multi-purpose, including use by several graduate programs as a reading list for comprehensive examinations.

The list begins with community periodicals and textbooks, and thereafter is organized alphabetically by category using both standard topics (e.g., history, theory, methods) and special topics in the field (e.g., empowerment, social support). The books, chapters, special issues, articles, and journals were selected to illustrate the type of work within each category, with an emphasis on publications in the last ten years, and are not intended to be comprehensive.

American Journal of Community Psychology
Applied and Preventive Psychology
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Community Development Journal
Community Mental Health Journal
Community, Work and Family
International Journal of Community Development
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Community Discourse (on-line)
Journal of Community Practice
Journal of Community Psychology
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community
Journal of Primary Prevention
Journal of Rural Community Psychology
The Community Psychologist
Prevention Science
 

To obtain information about these books as possible texts, please check the publisher’s website listed after the reference.

Dalton, J., Elias, M., & Wandersman, A.  Community  psychology:  Linking  individuals and communities.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, in press.  www.wadsworth.com

Duffy, K. G., & Wong, F. Y.  (2000).  Community psychology (2nd. ed.) Boston:  Allyn & Bacon. http://vig.abacon.com
 
Levine, M., & Perkins, D. V.  (1997).  Principles of community psychology  (2nd. ed.).  New York: Oxford University Press. www.oup.co.uk

Orford, J.  (1992).  Community psychology: Theory and practice. New York:  Wiley. www.wiley.com

Rappaport, J., & Seidman, E.  (Eds.).  (2000).  Handbook of community  psychology.  New York: Plenum. www.wkap.nl

Scileppi, J. A., Teed, E. L., & Torres, R. D.  (2000). Community psychology:  A  common sense approach to mental health. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:  Prentice Hall. www.prenticehall.com

Thomas, D. R. & Veno, A. (Eds.). (1996). Community psychology and social change: Australian and New Zealand Perspectives (2nd ed.). Palmerston North, N.Z.: Dunmore Press. www.dunmore.co.nz

Alinsky, S.  (1971).  Rules for radicals: A practical primer for realistic  radicals. New York: Random House.

Freire, P.  (1993/1970).  Pedagogy of the oppressed.  New York: Continuum.

Maton, K. I., & Salem, D. A.  (1995).  Organizational characteristics of  empowering community settings: A multiple case study approach.   American Journal of Community Psychology, 23, 631-656.

Rappaport, J. (1981). In praise of paradox: A social policy of empowerment over prevention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 1-26.

Rappaport, J. (1987). Terms of empowerment/exemplars of prevention: Toward a theory of community psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 121-144.

Riger, S. (1994). What's wrong with empowerment. American Journal of Community Psychology, 21, 279-292.
 
Schorr, L.  (1997).  Common purpose: Strengthening families and  neighborhoods to rebuild America.  New York; Doubleday.

Wandersman, A. & Florin, P.  (1990).  Special section: Citizen  participation, voluntary organizations and community development:   Insights for empowerment and research. American Journal of  Community Psychology, 18(1).

Wittig, M. & Bettencourt, B. A. (Eds.)  (1996). Social psychological  perspectives on grassroots organizing. Journal of Social Issues, 52.

Zimmerman, M. A., & Perkins, D. D. (Eds.) (1995). Empowerment theory, research, and application. American Journal of Community Psychology, [Special Issue], 23, 569-807.

Chavis, D. M., & Pretty, G. M. H. (Eds.). (1999). Sense of community II.  Journal of Community Psychology [Special issue], 27(6).

Etzioni, A. (1993). The spirit of community. New York: Crown.

Marsella, A. J. (1998). Toward a “global-community” psychology: Meeting  the needs of a changing world. American Psychologist, 53, 1-10.

McKnight, J. (1995). Careless society: Community and its  counterfeits. NY:  Basic Books.

Newbrough, R. E., & Chavis, D. (Eds.) (1986). Psychological sense of community: Theory and concepts. Journal of Community Psychology, [Special Issue], 14, 3-99, 335-407.

Newbrough, J. R., & Lorion, R. P. (Ed.) (1996). Sense of community: A theory's evolution over a decade.  Journal of Community Psychology, [Special Issue], 24, 311-438.

Sarason, S.  (1974).  The psychological sense of community.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Sarason, S. B. (1993). American psychology and the needs for transcendence and community. American Journal of Community Psychology, 21, 185-202.

Anderson, E. (1990). Streetwise: Race, class, and change in an urban  community. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Anderson, E. (1999). Code of the street: Decency, violence, and the moral life of the inner city. New York: Norton.

Berry, J. W., & Sam, D.  (1997).  Acculturation and adaptation. In J. W.  Berry, M. Segall, and C. Kagitcibasi (Eds.), Handbook of cross- cultural psychology, Volume 3: Social behavior and  applications (pp.  291-325).  Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Bond, M. A.  (1999).  Gender, race and class in organizational contexts.   American Journal of Community Psychology, 27, 327-356.

Cooper, C., & Denner, J.  (1998).  Theories linking culture and psychology:  Universal and community-specific processes. Annual Review of  Psychology, 49, 559-584.

Dumas, J. E., Rollock, D., Prinz, R. J., Hops, H., & Blechman, E. A. (1999).  Cultural sensitivity: Problems and solutions in applied and  preventive intervention. Applied & Preventive Psychology, 8, 176- 196.

Gallimore, R. (1996). Classrooms are just another cultural activity. In D. L.  Speece and B. K. Keogh (Eds.), Research on classroom ecologies:  Implications for inclusion of children with learning disabilities (pp.  229-250). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Jones, J.M.  (1997).  Prejudice and racism (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Kagitcibasi, C. (1996). Family and human development across cultures: A  view from the other side. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Moll, L. C., Amanti, C., Neff, D., Gonzalez, N. (1992). Funds of knowledge for teaching: Using a Qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms. Theory Into Practice, 31, 132-141.

Mulvey, A. (1988). Community psychology and feminism: Tensions and commonalities.  Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 70-83.

O'Donnell, C. R. (1995). The right to a family environment in Pacific Island cultures. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 3, 87-99.

Rueda, R., & Moll, L. C. (1994). A sociocultural perspective on motivation.  In H. F. O’Neil Jr., and M. Drillings (Eds.), Motivation: Theory and  research (pp. 117-137). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Serrano-Garcia, I., & Bond, M. (Eds.).  (1994).  Empowering the silent  ranks.  American Journal of Community Psychology [Special  Issue], 22(4).

Tabachnick, B. R., & Bloch, M. N. (1995). Learning in and out of school:  Critical perspectives on the theory of cultural compatibility. In B. B.  Swadenar and S. Lubeck (Eds.), Children and families “at promise”:  Deconstructing the discourse of risk (pp. 187-209). Albany: State  University of New York Press.

Tharp, R.G., (1994). Research knowledge and policy issues in cultural  diversity and education. In B. McLeod (Ed.), Language and learning:  Educating linguistically diverse students (pp. 129-167). Albany, NY:  State University of New York Press.

Tharp, R. G., Lewis, H., Hilberg, R., Bird, C., Epaloose, G., Dalton, S. S., Youpa, D. G., Rivera, H., Riding In-Feathers, M., & Eriacho, W. (1999). Seven more mountains and a map: Overcoming obstacles to reform in Native American schools. Journal of Education For Students Placed At Risk, 4, 5-25.

Trickett, E. J. (1996). A future for community psychology: The contexts of  diversity and the diversity of contexts.  American Journal of  Community Psychology, 24, 209-234.

Trickett, E. J., Watts, R. J., & Birman, D. (Eds.) (1994). Human diversity: Perspectives on people in context. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Trimble, J. E. & Medicine, B. (1993). Diversification of American Indians:
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Wilson, M. (Ed.).  (1997).  Women of color: Social challenges of dual minority status and competing community contexts. American Journal of Community Psychology [Special Issue], 25(5).

Heller, K.  (1990).  Social and community intervention.  Annual Review of  Psychology, 41, 141-168.

Humphreys, K., & Rappaport, J.  (1993). From the community mental health movement to the war on drugs: A study in the definition of social problems.  American Psychologist, 48, 892-901.

Kelly, J. G. (1990). Changing contexts and the field of community psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 769-792.

Levine, M., & Levine, A.  (1992). Helping children: A social history. New York: Oxford University Press.

Levine, M., Toro, P., & Perkins, D. V. (1993). Social and community interventions.  Annual Review of Psychology, 44, 525-558.

Montero, M.  (1996).  Parallel lives: Community psychology in Latin  America and the United States.  American Journal of Community  Psychology, 24, 589-606.

O’Donnell, C. R., & Ferrari, J. R. (Eds.) (1997). Education in community  psychology: Models for graduate and undergraduate programs. New  York: Haworth Press.

O’Donnell, C. R., & Ferrari, J. R. (Eds.) (2000) Employment in community  psychology: The diversity of opportunity. New York: Haworth Press.

Prilleltensky, I.  (1997).  Values, assumptions, and practices: Assessing  the moral implications of psychological discourse and action.   American Psychologist, 52, 517-535.

Reppucci, N. D., Woolard, J. L., & Fried, C. S.  (1999).  Social, community,  and preventive interventions.  Annual Review of Psychology, 50,  387-418.

Sarason, S. B. (1981). An asocial psychology and a misdirected  clinical  psychology. American Psychologist, 36, 827-836.

Arriaya, X., & Oskamp, S. (Eds.) (1998). Addressing community problems:  Research and intervention. Thousand Oaks, CA.

Dokecki, P. R. (1996). The tragi-comic professional: Basic considerations  for ethical reflective-generative practice. Pittsburgh: Duquesne  University  Press.

Elias, M. J. (1994). Capturing excellence in applied settings: A  participant  conceptualizer and praxis explicator role for community  psychologists. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22,  293-318.

Garbarino, J. (1992). Children and families in the social environment.  2nd Ed. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

Gullotta, T. R., & McElhaney, S. J. (Eds.) (1999). Violence in homes and  communities: Prevention, intervention, and treatment. Thousand  Oaks, CA.

Jason, L.  (1991). Participating in social change: A fundamental value for our discipline. American Journal of Community Psychology, 19, 1-16.

Kelly, J. G.  (1979).  "Tain't what you do, it's the way you do it".   American Journal of Community Psychology, 7, 244-258.

Loeber, R., & Farrington, D. P. (1998). Serious and violent juvenile  offenders: Risk factors and successful intervention. Thousand Oaks,  CA: Sage.

O'Neill, P.  (1989).  Responsible to whom?  Responsible for what?  Some ethical issues in community intervention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 17, 323-342.

Watzlawick, P., Weakland, J. & Fisch, R.  (1974).  Change: Principles of  problem formation and problem resolution.  New York: Norton.

Weick, K.  (1984).  Small wins: Redefining the scale of social issues.   American Psychologist, 39, 40-49.

Zins, J. E. (Ed.) (1997). Community psychology: Contributions to consultation. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, [Special Issue], 8(2).

Brydon-Miller, M., & Tolman, D. (Eds.). (1997). Transforming psychology:  Interpretive and participatory research  methods. Journal of Social  Issues [Special issue], 53(4).

Fetterman, D., Kaftarian, S., & Wandersman, A. (Eds.). (1996).   Empowerment evaluation: Knowledge and tools for self- assessment and accountability.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Hoshmand, L. T. & O'Byrne, K. (1996). Reconsidering action research as a  guiding metaphor for professional psychology. Journal of Community  Psychology, 24, 185-200.

Jaeger, M. E., & Rosnow, R. L. (1988). Contextualism and its implications  for psychological inquiry. British Journal of Psychology, 78, 63-75.

Kellam, S. G, Koretz, D., & Moscicki, E. K. (Eds.).  (1999).  Prevention  science (Parts 1 and II).  American Journal of Community Psychology  [Special issues], 27(4, 5).

Linney, J. A.  (1989).  Optimizing research strategies in the schools.   In L. A. Bond & B. E. Compas (Eds.), Primary prevention and  promotion in the schools.  Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Miller, K., & Banyard, V. (Eds.)  (1998).  Qualitative research in  community  psychology.  American Journal of Community  Psychology [Special  issue], 26(4).

Seidman, E., Hughes, D., & Williams, N. (Eds.) (1993). Culturally anchored methodology. American Journal of Community Psychology, [Special Issue], 21(6).

Shinn, M. (Ed.) (1996). Ecological assessment. American Journal of Community Psychology, [Special Issue], 24(1).

Tharp, R. G., & Gallimore, R. (1982). Inquiry process in program  development. Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 103-118.

Tolan, P., Keys, C., Chertok, F., & Jason, L.  (Eds.)  (1990). Researching  community psychology.  Washington, DC: APA.

Checkoway, B.  (1995).  Six strategies of community change. Community  Development Journal, 30, 2-20.

Fussell, W.  (1996).  The value of local knowledge and the importance of  shifting beliefs in the process of social change. Community  Development Journal, 31, 44-53.

Lorion, R. P., Iscoe, I., DeLeon, P. H., & VandenBos, G. (Eds.) (1996).  Psychology and public policy: Balancing public service and  professional need. Washington, DC: American Psychological  Association.

Melton, G. (1995). Bringing psychology to capital hill: Briefings on child  and family policy. American Psychologist, 50, 766-770.

Perkins, D. D. (1988). The use of social science in public interest  litigation: A role for community psychologists. American  Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 465-485.

Shinn, M.  (1992).  Homelessness: What is a psychologist to do?  American Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 1-24.

Shinn, M.  (1994).  A community psychologist's involvement in the legal  system.  The Community Psychologist, 28, 35-36.

Toro, P.  (1998).  A community psychologist's role in policy on  homelessness in two cities.  The Community Psychologist, 31, 25- 26.

Wursten, A., & Sales, B. (1988). Community psychologists in state  legislative decision making. American Journal of Community  Psychology, 16, 487-502.

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Barton, H. A., Hopkins, K. N., Mcelhaney, S. J., Heigel, J., & Salassi, A.  (1995). Getting started: The NMHA directory of model programs  to prevent mental disorders and promote mental health. Alexandria,  VA: National Mental Health Association.

Cowen, E. L. (1996). The ontogenesis  of primary prevention: Lengthy strides and stubbed toes. American Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 235-249.

Durlak, J. A., & Wells, A. M.  (1998).  Evaluation of indicated preventive intervention (secondary prevention) mental health programs for children and adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 775-802.

Jason, L. A.  (1998).  Tobacco, drug and HIV prevention media interventions.   American Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 51-188.

Levine, M.  (1998).  Prevention and community.  American Journal of  Community Psychology, 26, 189-206.

McCord, J., & Tremblay, R. (Eds.) (1992). Preventing antisocial behavior:  Interventions from birth through adolescence. New  York: Guilford  Press.

Peterson, J. L.  (Ed.).  (1998).  HIV/AIDS prevention through community  psychology.  American Journal of Community  Psychology [Special  Issue], 26(1).

Robinson, L., Cauce, A. M., Mason, C. A., & Harper, G. W.  (Eds.).  Adolescent  risk behavior.  American Journal of Community Psychology [Special  Issue], 27(2).

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Felton, B. J., & Shinn, M.  (1992).  Social integration and social support:  Moving social support beyond the individual level. Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 103-115.

Hobfoll, S.  (1998).  Stress, culture, and the community: The psychology  and philosophy of stress.  New York: Plenum.

Hobfoll, S., & Vaux, A.  (1993).  Social support: Social resources and  social context.  In L. Goldberger & S. Breznitz (Eds.), Handbook of  stress: Theoretical and clinical aspects (2d ed.).  New York: Free  Press.

Humphreys, K., Finney, J. W., & Moos, R. H.  (1994).  Applying a stress and  coping framework to research on mutual help  organizations.  Journal  of Community Psychology, 22, 312-327.

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