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Allen M. Omoto ( Ed .). Processes of Community Change and Social Action . The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology . Mahwah , NJ and London : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc. , 2005 . ISBN: 0‐8058‐4394‐9 price not stated . The editor in his preface states that this volume focuses on examples of social change and the processes that create change. The book is a record of one of the Claremont symposia on applied social psychology. The chapters are interdisciplinary, including contributions by sociologists, public health researchers, and psychologists from the social, developmental, and personality domains. The editor believes that scholars interested in community change and social action will find it useful. With certain caveats, I agree with him. The book brings an impressive collection of scholars, timely research, and a multifaceted perspective, which show significant progress in research. Almost all of the chapters are empirical quantitative research chapters; there is less emphasis on theory. An exception is the first chapter by John Wilson, which is a critique of accepted survey methods on volunteering. These methods tend to be individual‐based, often ignoring context. Wilson suggests some interesting alternatives. Omoto (the editor) and Anna Malsch also offer an
Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy – Wiley
Published: Dec 1, 2006
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