itle Poverty and psychology : from global perspective to local practice / edited by Stuart C. Carr, Tod S. Sloan. Publisher New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2003.

Location	Call #	Status
MRT General	HM 1041 .P68 2003	IN LIBRARY

Table of Contents
	1.	Poverty and Psychology: An Introduction / Stuart C. Carr				1
I.	Insecurity
	2.	Poverty and Power / Isaac Prilleltensky				19
	3.	Poverty and Justice / Stuart C. Carr				45
	4.	Poverty and Psychopathology / Virginia Moreira				69
	5.	Poverty and Unemployment / David Fryer, Rose Fagan				87
	6.	Poverty and Place / Peter Spink				103
II.	Empowerment
	7.	Poverty and Community / Euclides Sanchez, Karen Cronick, Esther Wiesenfeld				123
	8.	Poverty and Prejudice / Anthony F. Lemieux, Felicia Pratto				147
	9.	Poverty and Wealth / Adrian Furnham				163
	10.	Poverty and Discourse / David J. Harper				185
	11.	Poverty and Economic Crisis / The Aus-Thai Project Team				205
III.	Opportunity
	12.	Poverty and Youth / Carola Eyber, Alastair Ager				229
	13.	Poverty and Enterprise / Bill Ivory				251
	14.	Poverty and Process Skills / Malcolm MacLachlan, Eilish Mc Auliffe				267
	15.	Poverty and Research / Stuart C. Carr, Stephen G. Atkins				285
	16.	Poverty and Psychology: A Call to Arms / Tod S. Sloan				301
	Index					315

Description viii, 320 p. ; 24 cm. Series International and cultural psychology International and cultural psychology series. Note Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary Carr (Massey University, New Zealand) and Sloan (Georgetown University) bring together academics, community practitioners, and clinicians studying the ramifications of poverty in groups and individuals, with a focus on positive and critical psychology. Covering a range of settings, from the inner cities of England to the indigenous communities of the Australian outback, contributors address the needs of poor people on three critical fronts: security, empowerment, and opportunity. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Subject Social psychology.