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  • 14 - Taking Back the Streets

  • from Part III - Community Psychology in Action
  • Edited by Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Long Island University, New York
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Community Psychology
    Published online:
    16 December 2021
    Print publication:
    16 December 2021, pp 289-309

  • Summary

    This chapter provides an overview of social disorganization and pluralistic neighborhood theories and their limitations in explaining the complexities of neighborhood life. It discusses how the systemic epistemology of couple and family psychology can enhance our understanding of the reciprocal and interdependent relations between individual behaviors and neighborhood characteristics. To illustrate the application of key family systems theory concepts, the chapter examines the activities of a community-based anti-violence organization in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, and highlights the community processes that are activated to increase neighborhood engagement and collective efficacy. Implications for community psychology are discussed.