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Julian Rappaport

Community Psychology

Julian Rappaport is an American psychologist, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who introduced the concept of empowerment into social work, social psychiatry and community psychology. Working from 1977 in the context of the U.S. welfare crisis, he argued for an ecological, person-environment-fit view of well-being rather than one centered on changing individual personality, and his 1984 book Studies in Empowerment remains the field's seminal statement of the idea. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Nationality / Culture
American 1
Defining Contribution
Introduced the concept of empowerment into social work, social psychiatry and community psychology, arguing for an ecological person-environment-fit view of well-being. 1
Notable Work
Studies in Empowerment (1984) 1
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Community Psychology, Branches of Psychology

Influential community psychology theorist, known for empowerment theory.

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Community Psychology, Branches of Psychology
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United States

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Julian Rappaport is an American psychologist who introduced the concept of empowerment into social work and social psychiatry.
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    Julian Rappaport is an American psychologist who introduced the concept of empowerment into social work and social psychiatry.
  • Works section, 1977 citation
    Julian Rappaport (1977). Community Psychology: Values, Research, and Action.
  • Body
    His seminal work on empowerment is the 1984 book Studies in Empowerment
  • In Branch: Community Psychology, Biography section (welfare crisis era)
    From 1977 he worked in the field of community psychology and social psychiatry in the context of the U.S. welfare crisis.
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