Adrian T Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 3425504 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adrian T Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adrian T |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER A T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Disability organizations as empowering settings: Challenging stigmatization, promoting emancipation
This study investigated how a local disability organization in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, has functioned as an empowering setting for its members. This article discusses, in particular, the context specific features that have enabled members of this organization to resist the pervasive stigmatization commonly imposed upon people with disabilities. The research data was collected through interviews with 18 members of the organization and anal…
Psychological Sense of Community: Research, Applications, and Implications
Psychological Sense of Community: Research, Applications, and Implications
Psychopolitical validity: Power, culture, and wellness
In this commentary, the authors review and critique Prilleltensky's model of psychopolitical validity and wellness. Although the overt recognition of power, oppression, and political forces are viewed most favorably, cautions are also given. Of most importance is the way in which his model is based in an undeclared North American model of psychology and culture. The authors examine the disjuncture between the stated aims of psychopolitical validi…
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand reflect interesting parallels and convergences. While both have a strong educational basis influenced by North American publications, they have developed foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political, and historic underpinnings of these two countries. In New Zealand, community psychology developed from academic researchers and teachers moulding and adapting approaches to s…
Power in community psychology research and practice
While power underpins so much of community psychology, it is not usually the focus of research or practice. Even empowerment approaches lack clear definition of the power against which they are operating. This article introduces a model developed at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, to understand various power dimensions and levels at which it can have impacts. Such a multifaceted model has facilitated the series of articles that follow – r…
The place and function of power in community psychology: Philosophical and practical issues
Much of the training of psychologists in the western world follows a logical positivist, scientist‐practitioner model based in scientific objectivity and removed from politics. In this paper, we explore issues around alternative understandings of the role and place of psychologists and psychological actions. In so doing, we discuss a number of issues of ontology, epistemology and pragmatics to demonstrate that the role and function of power in ou…
Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Although the formal history of community psychology in both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand has clear links with its history elsewhere, particularly in the United States, the subdiscipline has developed localised foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political and historical underpinnings of these two countries. The climates within which community psychology emerged in the 1970s were distinctly local, resonating with debates arou…
Identity and Oppression: Differential Responses to an In‐Between Status
Oppression operates at various levels, with varying degrees of negativity, and groups respond in markedly different ways. In this paper, the in‐between status of the colored South African group is used to illustrate issues of identity and oppression under the Apartheid system—and differing ways in which oppression was experienced and used. The colored group had many social advantages over Blacks, but were also used to oppress that group. Habituat…
Psychological Sense of Community
Psychological Sense of Community: Theory, Research, and Application
Psychological sense of community in Australia and the challenges of change
Social change is a phenomenon experienced in all societies, whether from gradual passages and time and interaction with other groups, or through the more immediate impacts such as war, invasion, or physical catastrophe. How societies manage change indicates much about their abilities to survive and the type of social cohesion that will be evidenced. In this article, the authors investigate the use of common symbols and shared history as ways of e…
Aspiration to community: Community responses to rejection
While people may belong to multiple psychological communities, each has a primary community which reinforces norms, values, identities, and provides structures and social support systems that are crucial to the well-being of its members. In some situations, people aspire to membership in a community, but are rejected. This paper examines the responses of colored South Africans and Anglo-Indians in their aspirations to membership in European commu…
Sense of community: Community resilient responses to oppression and change
Resilience refers to the positive ways in which people respond to adversity and stressful life events. Much of the research and writing in resilience has focused on how children respond to adversity. Community resilience, however, represents an extension of this focus. Often oppressed communities are represented as lacking in resilience and competence. Models that characterize group responses to intergroup and intercultural contact often simplify…
Psychological sense of community in a politically constructed group
McMillan and Chavis' (1986) psychological sense of community (PSC) model was used to build a profile of a politically constructed group. Twenty-three people, who were classified as Coloured in South Africa, now residing in Melbourne, Australia were interviewed with an instrument to assess PSC. The data indicated that the model presented two dimensions for this group. The first dimension reflected the externally constructed and imposed definitions…
Psychological sense of community in a politically constructed group
McMillan and Chavis' (1986) psychological sense of community (PSC) model was used to build a profile of a politically constructed group. Twenty-three people, who were classified as Coloured in South Africa, now residing in Melbourne, Australia were interviewed with an instrument to assess PSC. The data indicated that the model presented two dimensions for this group. The first dimension reflected the externally constructed and imposed definitions…
Identity and Oppression: Differential Responses to an In‐Between Status
Oppression operates at various levels, with varying degrees of negativity, and groups respond in markedly different ways. In this paper, the in‐between status of the colored South African group is used to illustrate issues of identity and oppression under the Apartheid system—and differing ways in which oppression was experienced and used. The colored group had many social advantages over Blacks, but were also used to oppress that group. Habituat…
The place and function of power in community psychology: Philosophical and practical issues
Much of the training of psychologists in the western world follows a logical positivist, scientist‐practitioner model based in scientific objectivity and removed from politics. In this paper, we explore issues around alternative understandings of the role and place of psychologists and psychological actions. In so doing, we discuss a number of issues of ontology, epistemology and pragmatics to demonstrate that the role and function of power in ou…
Psychological sense of community in Australia and the challenges of change
Social change is a phenomenon experienced in all societies, whether from gradual passages and time and interaction with other groups, or through the more immediate impacts such as war, invasion, or physical catastrophe. How societies manage change indicates much about their abilities to survive and the type of social cohesion that will be evidenced. In this article, the authors investigate the use of common symbols and shared history as ways of e…
Psychopolitical validity: Power, culture, and wellness
In this commentary, the authors review and critique Prilleltensky's model of psychopolitical validity and wellness. Although the overt recognition of power, oppression, and political forces are viewed most favorably, cautions are also given. Of most importance is the way in which his model is based in an undeclared North American model of psychology and culture. The authors examine the disjuncture between the stated aims of psychopolitical validi…
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand reflect interesting parallels and convergences. While both have a strong educational basis influenced by North American publications, they have developed foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political, and historic underpinnings of these two countries. In New Zealand, community psychology developed from academic researchers and teachers moulding and adapting approaches to s…
Disability organizations as empowering settings: Challenging stigmatization, promoting emancipation
This study investigated how a local disability organization in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, has functioned as an empowering setting for its members. This article discusses, in particular, the context specific features that have enabled members of this organization to resist the pervasive stigmatization commonly imposed upon people with disabilities. The research data was collected through interviews with 18 members of the organization and anal…
Power in community psychology research and practice
While power underpins so much of community psychology, it is not usually the focus of research or practice. Even empowerment approaches lack clear definition of the power against which they are operating. This article introduces a model developed at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, to understand various power dimensions and levels at which it can have impacts. Such a multifaceted model has facilitated the series of articles that follow – r…
Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Although the formal history of community psychology in both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand has clear links with its history elsewhere, particularly in the United States, the subdiscipline has developed localised foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political and historical underpinnings of these two countries. The climates within which community psychology emerged in the 1970s were distinctly local, resonating with debates arou…
Psychological sense of community in a politically constructed group
McMillan and Chavis' (1986) psychological sense of community (PSC) model was used to build a profile of a politically constructed group. Twenty-three people, who were classified as Coloured in South Africa, now residing in Melbourne, Australia were interviewed with an instrument to assess PSC. The data indicated that the model presented two dimensions for this group. The first dimension reflected the externally constructed and imposed definitions…
Psychological sense of community in a politically constructed group
McMillan and Chavis' (1986) psychological sense of community (PSC) model was used to build a profile of a politically constructed group. Twenty-three people, who were classified as Coloured in South Africa, now residing in Melbourne, Australia were interviewed with an instrument to assess PSC. The data indicated that the model presented two dimensions for this group. The first dimension reflected the externally constructed and imposed definitions…
Sense of community: Community resilient responses to oppression and change
Resilience refers to the positive ways in which people respond to adversity and stressful life events. Much of the research and writing in resilience has focused on how children respond to adversity. Community resilience, however, represents an extension of this focus. Often oppressed communities are represented as lacking in resilience and competence. Models that characterize group responses to intergroup and intercultural contact often simplify…
Aspiration to community: Community responses to rejection
While people may belong to multiple psychological communities, each has a primary community which reinforces norms, values, identities, and provides structures and social support systems that are crucial to the well-being of its members. In some situations, people aspire to membership in a community, but are rejected. This paper examines the responses of colored South Africans and Anglo-Indians in their aspirations to membership in European commu…
Psychological Sense of Community
Psychological Sense of Community: Theory, Research, and Application
Psychological sense of community in Australia and the challenges of change
Social change is a phenomenon experienced in all societies, whether from gradual passages and time and interaction with other groups, or through the more immediate impacts such as war, invasion, or physical catastrophe. How societies manage change indicates much about their abilities to survive and the type of social cohesion that will be evidenced. In this article, the authors investigate the use of common symbols and shared history as ways of e…
Identity and Oppression: Differential Responses to an In‐Between Status
Oppression operates at various levels, with varying degrees of negativity, and groups respond in markedly different ways. In this paper, the in‐between status of the colored South African group is used to illustrate issues of identity and oppression under the Apartheid system—and differing ways in which oppression was experienced and used. The colored group had many social advantages over Blacks, but were also used to oppress that group. Habituat…
Power in community psychology research and practice
While power underpins so much of community psychology, it is not usually the focus of research or practice. Even empowerment approaches lack clear definition of the power against which they are operating. This article introduces a model developed at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, to understand various power dimensions and levels at which it can have impacts. Such a multifaceted model has facilitated the series of articles that follow – r…
The place and function of power in community psychology: Philosophical and practical issues
Much of the training of psychologists in the western world follows a logical positivist, scientist‐practitioner model based in scientific objectivity and removed from politics. In this paper, we explore issues around alternative understandings of the role and place of psychologists and psychological actions. In so doing, we discuss a number of issues of ontology, epistemology and pragmatics to demonstrate that the role and function of power in ou…
Development of community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Although the formal history of community psychology in both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand has clear links with its history elsewhere, particularly in the United States, the subdiscipline has developed localised foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political and historical underpinnings of these two countries. The climates within which community psychology emerged in the 1970s were distinctly local, resonating with debates arou…
Psychopolitical validity: Power, culture, and wellness
In this commentary, the authors review and critique Prilleltensky's model of psychopolitical validity and wellness. Although the overt recognition of power, oppression, and political forces are viewed most favorably, cautions are also given. Of most importance is the way in which his model is based in an undeclared North American model of psychology and culture. The authors examine the disjuncture between the stated aims of psychopolitical validi…
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Community psychology in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand reflect interesting parallels and convergences. While both have a strong educational basis influenced by North American publications, they have developed foci and forms of practice reflecting the cultural, political, and historic underpinnings of these two countries. In New Zealand, community psychology developed from academic researchers and teachers moulding and adapting approaches to s…
Psychological Sense of Community: Research, Applications, and Implications
Psychological Sense of Community: Research, Applications, and Implications
Disability organizations as empowering settings: Challenging stigmatization, promoting emancipation
This study investigated how a local disability organization in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, has functioned as an empowering setting for its members. This article discusses, in particular, the context specific features that have enabled members of this organization to resist the pervasive stigmatization commonly imposed upon people with disabilities. The research data was collected through interviews with 18 members of the organization and anal…
Community Health and Development (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Political science (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (4 works) · Oppression (4 works)