Community Psychology Report: Linking Levels and Organizational Studies

This report delves into community psychology, examining the significance of network and relational perspectives, as well as the intersection of organizational studies. The report begins by highlighting the importance of these perspectives in understanding communities, social systems, and neighborhoods, referencing the work of Watling Neal and Christens (2014). It emphasizes how these perspectives provide empirical and conceptual links across different levels of analysis, facilitating a transactional view of communities. Furthermore, the report explores how core concepts in community psychology, such as empowerment and health promotion, can be effectively understood through these lenses. The report also discusses a study by M. Boyd (2014) which explores the relationship between organizational studies and community psychology, demonstrating the complementary nature of these fields. The article examines the Journal of Community Psychology and the American Journal of Community Psychology from 2001 to 2011 to understand the manifestation of organization studies in the literature. Overall, this report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the key concepts and their applications within the field of community psychology.

Running Head: Community Psychology
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Community psychology shows a new way of thinking about the behavior and well-being of
people in the contexts of social systems and the community environment in which they spent
their lives (Levine, 2005). The chosen scholarly article for this paper is linking the Levels:
Network and Relational Perspectives for community psychology and another is a 10-year
retrospective of organization studies in community psychology: content, theory, and impact. The
first paper in this paper is written by Jennifer Watling Neal, and Brian D. Christens and another
paper is written by Neil M Boyd.
The first article represents that networks and relationships have great importance for
understanding communities, settings, larger social system, and neighborhoods (Watling Neal,
2014). Generally, it can be said that relational and network perspectives have an ability to
provide empirical and conceptual links between different levels of analysis. These levels of
analysis may reflect a transactional view which helps them in understanding neighborhood and
communities. Furthermore, it is also defined that important concepts of community psychology
such as empowerment, health promotion, and coalition building can be understood in an
effective manner by employing network and relational perspectives. On the basis of such
knowledge, one can easily draw necessary themes and recommendations for future advancement
in the field of community psychology.
Second chosen article defined that organization studies and community psychology are two
complementary fields. It is true somehow because community psychologists have lots of
knowledge regarding community psychology which they can share with individuals related to
that particular field and organization literature at large. Apart of this, a content analysis was also
conducted to understand both the Journal of Community Psychology and American Journal of
Community Psychology from 2001 to 2011 (M. Boyd, 2014). It was performed to determine the

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manifestation of organization studies in the literature. This will prove helpful in determining the
perfect coding strategy to measure collected information.

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References
M. Boyd, N. (2014). A 10-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE OF ORGANIZATION STUDIES IN
COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY: CONTENT, THEORY, AND IMPACT. Retrieved from
http://www.scra27.org/files/3314/0000/4621/Boyd_JOCP_March_2014_10_Year_Retrospective
_on_Org_Studies_in_Comm_Psych_1.pdf
Watling Neal, J. & D. Christens, B. (2014). Linking the Levels: Network and Relational
Perspectives for Community Psychology. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian_Christens/publication/261771586_Linking_the_Leve
ls_Network_and_Relational_Perspectives_for_Community_Psychology/links/
557b03bc08aec87640d9b364.pdf
Levine, M. & D. Perkins, D. (2005). Principles of Community Psychology: Perspectives and
Applications. Retrieved from http://www.scra27.org/files/6314/5980/8746/Principles-of-
Community-Psychology.TOC_.Forward.Preface.Intro_.Refs_.Indexes.pdf

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