Community psychology at the crossroads: Prospects for interdisciplinary research

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 9-21

  Maton, Kenneth I ^a   Perkins, Douglas D ^b   Saegert, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative research; Community partnerships; Community psychology; Ecological; Interdisciplinary; Levels of analysis; Multidisciplinary; Transdisciplinary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749234183     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-006-9062-3     Document Type: Article

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