Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-519) and index

Life is a soap opera -- The origins of community psychology -- A conceptual road map of community psychology -- The ecological analogy -- Five psychological conceptions of the environment -- Labeling theory : an alternative to the illness model -- Adaptation, crisis, coping, and support -- Prevention -- Self-help groups -- The problem of change -- School desegregation : a societal-level intervention -- Community development and social action in community psychology -- Science, ethics, and the future of community psychology