The Paradoxes and Promise of Community Coalitions

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 309-320

  Chavis, David M ^a,b  

^a Association for the Study and Development of Community   (United States)

^b ASDC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Community capacity building; Community change; Transforming conflict

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONSUMER; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043264851     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010343100379     Document Type: Article

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