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Author Taylor, Donald M., author.

Title Towards constructive change in Aboriginal communities : a social psychology perspective / Donald M. Taylor and Roxane de la Sablonnière.

Publication Info. Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1 Aboriginal People and the Canadian Psyche -- 2 Aboriginal Voices, Cultural Diversity, and Aboriginal Resilience -- 3 Colonialism's Legacy: A Litany of Community Challenges -- 4 Collective Self-Control: Towards an Understanding of Community Challenges -- 5 Cultural Identity Vacuum: The Real Impact of Colonialism -- 6 The Normative Structure of Aboriginal Communities: When 80-20 Becomes 20-80 -- 7 Towards Constructive Social Change in Aboriginal Communities: Minority Influence -- 8 Zero Tolerance -- 9 Survey Research as a Vehicle for Constructive Community Change -- 10 Towards Constructive Change in Aboriginal Communities: From Theory to Implementation.
Summary The widespread failure of so many interventions in First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada requires an explanation. This book outlines how field research can be used to give a voice to First Nations and Inuit community members and serve as a platform for constructive social change.
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Subject Ethnopsychology -- Canada.
Ethnopsychology.
Canada.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions.
Indigenous peoples.
Social conditions.
Native peoples -- Canada -- Psychology.
Native peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author La Sablonnière, Roxane de, 1975- author.
Other Form: Print version: Towards constructive change in Aboriginal communities. (CaOONL)20149042205
ISBN 9780773596573 (electronic book)
0773596577 (electronic book)
9780773596580 (electronic book)
0773596585 (electronic book)