From "Water Boiling in a Peruvian Town" to "Letting them Die": culture, community intervention, and the metabolic balance between patience and zeal.

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  • Author(s): Trickett EJ;Trickett EJ
  • Source:
    American journal of community psychology [Am J Community Psychol] 2011 Mar; Vol. 47 (1-2), pp. 58-68.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0364535 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2770 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00910562 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Community Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2016- : Chichester : Wiley
      Original Publication: Washington, Winston.
    • Subject Terms:
      Culture* ; Psychology, Social* ; Residence Characteristics*; Anthropology, Cultural ; Humans ; Peru ; Research ; Social Sciences ; United States
    • Abstract:
      While the concept of culture has long been central to community psychology research and intervention, it has most frequently referred to the communities in which such work occurs. The purpose of this paper is to reframe this discussion by viewing community interventions as instances of intercultural contact between the culture of science, reflected in community intervention research, and the culture of the communities in which those interventions occur. Following a brief discussion of the complexities of culture as a concept, two illustrative stories of failed community interventions are provided to highlight the centrality of cultural and contextual understanding as prelude to community intervention. These stories, set 50 years apart, reflect the depth and pervasive influence of both the culture of science and the culture of communities. Next, a series of propositions about the culture of social science as a partial reflection of the broader culture of the United States are offered, and their implications for the conduct of community interventions drawn. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations which, together, provide an ecological mind-set for taking culture seriously in community interventions. Central to this mind set are the importance of focusing on communities rather than programs and emphasizing the intervention goal of choice over change.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20101111 Date Completed: 20110425 Latest Revision: 20110106
    • Publication Date:
      20240628
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10464-010-9369-y
    • Accession Number:
      21063767