Getting the social organism thinking: Strategy for systems change

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 229-238

  Christens, Brian D ^a   Hanlin, Carrie E ^a   Speer, Paul W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community organizing; Ecological theory; Intervention; Obesity; Power; Systems change; Systems thinking; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249869531     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9119-y     Document Type: Article

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