Prevention : Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach to Prevention -- Teaching -- Research -- Intervention -- Volume Purpose -- Chapter 2: Synergy, Prevention and the Chicago School of Sociology -- Conceptual Framework: Individual, Social Context, and Community -- Research: Life Histories and Epidemiological Surveys -- Intervention: The Chicago Area Project -- Commentary: Contributions and Criticism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Anthropology, the Meaning of Community, and Prevention -- Community Restudies by the Book -- Kinds of Community -- Community: A Multifaceted Construct -- Community and the High School Study -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Understanding the Policy Process: Preventing and Coping with Community Problems -- Common Structural Elements in Policymaking Models -- Differences Between Policymaking Models -- Case Study of Local Policymaking: Lifeline Utility Rates -- Discussion -- Chapter 5: Economic Development and Community Mental Health -- Recent Economic Policies and Their Implications for Regional Economies -- Hypothetical Links of the Economy to the Incidence of Psychological Disorder -- Los Angeles Community Survey, 1978-1982 -- Implications of the Research Findings -- Chapter 6: Prosocial Television for Community Problems: Framework, Effective Methods, and Regulatory Barriers -- Principles and Framework -- Effective and Ineffective Variables -- Presentation Format -- Prosocial Programming: Brief Examples -- Prosocial Television: Extended Examples -- Prosocial Television: Positive and Negative Conclusions -- New Media -- Communication Regulation: Historical Perspective -- Centralization of Power and Resources: Problems of Access -- Future Alternatives -- Chapter 7: The Roles of Religion in Prevention and Promotion -- Religious Influences: Explanatory Factors.

Inreach: Pathways of Religious Influence on the Individual Congregation Member -- Outreach: Pathways of Religious Influence in the Community and Society -- Some Illustrations of Religious Inreach and Outreach -- The Unique Roles of Religion in Prevention and Promotion -- The Interface Between Religion and Allied Disciplines: Directions for Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Prevention and Promotion -- Chapter 8: Public Health and Community Wellness -- Public Health as Community Prevention: An Historical Perspective -- Child Health in the Late Nineteenth Century -- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -- A Final Comment -- Chapter 9: The Use of Law for Prevention in the Public Interest -- The Legal System -- The Individual Lawsuit -- Institutional Reform Litigation -- Wuori v. Zitnay: Successful Implementation of a Consent Decree -- Influencing Legislation -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Preventive Interventions in the Environment: Examples and Issues -- Solid Waste -- The Judicial System -- Changing the Environment -- Afterword -- Interdisciplinary -- Community -- Prevention.

This new book takes a detailed look at different disciplines as they relate to prevention. Authors examine how a multidisciplinary approach to prevention can refine and increase the effectiveness and comprehensiveness of the field. Given the complexity of the problems facing society today, many professionals are recognizing the strong need for collaborative efforts in the area of prevention. Prevention: Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach will help you gain a clearer perspective of this need and will provide invaluable insights into the intitial steps required for successful collaboration.

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