Community Psychology: Emerging Issues and Challenges, Deb, Sunny, Sanyal PB..

Community PsychologyEmerging Issues and Challenges\nAuthor(s): Sibnath Deb, Aleena Maria Sunny, Nilanjana Sanyal, Shayana Deb\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781032589305, 978-1032589305\nSynopsis\nThis book focuses on the theoretical concepts of community psychology and its applications in day-to-day life. It discusses the challenges that adversely affect the welfare and well-being of common people and suggests community-centric, evidence-based measures to address them.\n\nFactors like new-age lifestyles, fast-paced development, and an increase in occurrence of natural calamities have been detrimental to the psychological well-being of the community. This volume integrates the social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental aspects of community psychology to address community life-based issues which include mental health stigma, social asymmetries, resource disparities, disadvantaged minority group.