PSY 270 COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Week 8 Day 1
Schedule Exam Thursday Group work day on Tuesday, come to class If all groups are not represented, I will not offer any more work days.
Outline today Ecology Sense of Community Exam Review
Barker: Ecological Psych & Behavior Settings Behavior settings Underpopulated settings Limitations Contributions
Kelly Four Ecological Principles Interdependence Cycling of resources Adaptation Succession Contributions Limitations
Moos: Social Climate Relationship Personal development System maintenance & change Limitations Contributions
Seidman: Social Regularities Definition Routine patterns of social relations among the elements within a setting over time Focus on roles and relationships not individuals (power) Limitations Contributions
Environmental Psychology Physical environment influence on behavior Useful at microsystem, neighborhood and community
Sense of Community Types of Communities McMillan-Chavis Model Types of Neighborhoods
Types of Communities Broadly defined, a community is any group of 2 or more individuals who share something in common, but feel different from others in some way: Kenneth Heller (1989) – Conceptualizes Community in 3 ways: 1. Geographic Community/Locality – membership based on locale (i.e., city, town, neighborhood).1. Geographic Community/Locality – membership based on locale (i.e., city, town, neighborhood). 2. Relational Community – membership based on social interaction (i.e., families, clubs, organizations, groups).2. Relational Community – membership based on social interaction (i.e., families, clubs, organizations, groups). 3. Community as Collective Power – membership based on a shared goal and emerge when people together for some unified action.3. Community as Collective Power – membership based on a shared goal and emerge when people together for some unified action.
McMillan-Chavis Model of Sense of Community Membership Sense of investment and belongingSense of investment and belonging Influence Power individuals exert on community and power that the group exerts on individualsPower individuals exert on community and power that the group exerts on individuals Integration and fulfillment of needs Shared values among members, exchange of resourcesShared values among members, exchange of resources Shared emotional connection “spiritual bond” by shared history among members“spiritual bond” by shared history among members
Types of Neighborhoods (Warren & Warren, 1977) Integral Parochial Diffuse Stepping Stone Transitory Anomic
Neighborhood Type Summary IdentityInteractionLinkages IntegralHighHighHigh ParochialHighHighLow DiffuseHighLowLow Stepping Stone LowHighHigh TransitoryLowLowHigh AnomicLowLowLow
Review From colleagues in class Chapters 5, 6 & 7 notes on web Multiple choice Short answer Essays