Psychology and social responsibility : facing global challenges / edited by Sylvia Staub and Paula Green.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction: Toward a Socially Responsible Psychology -- From a Genocidal Mentality to a Species Mentality -- Planetary Perils and Psychological Responses: Despair and Empowerment Work -- Psychology and Human Survival: Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Global Threats -- The Origins of Aggression and the Creation of Positive Relations among Groups -- Conflict, Negotiation, and Peace: Psychological Perspectives and Roles -- The Psychology of Enemy Images -- Integrating Political-Societal Concerns in Psychotherapy -- Family Therapy, Systems Theory, and Nuclear Issues -- Powerlessness, Politics, and Prevention: The Community Mental Health Approach -- Mental Health Practice in a Global Context -- Inventing a Psychology of Our Relationship to the Earth -- Solving Environmental Problems: A Behavior Change Perspective -- Women and Peacemaking: The Importance of Relationships -- A Family Says No to Violence: Personal Empowerment through Nonviolent Civil Disobedience -- People's Reactions to Nuclear War: Implications for Psychologists -- Understanding the Psychology of Global Activism -- Teaching Social Responsibility in the Schools -- Psychological Contributions to Education for Social Responsibility -- Intergenerational Dialogue about Global Concerns -- Toward a Psychology for Our Time -- Appendix A Selected Resources -- Appendix B The Seville Statement on Violence -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

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