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This 3 page paper discusses the role of psychologists as social change agents. The first section is a general discussion. The second section discusses which social change theory would be most appropriate for a specific social issue. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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have resources as well as individuals who have resources have been trying to fix these problems for centuries and most efforts have failed. As ONeill (2005) pointed out the government
goes from a war on poverty to a war on drugs to a war on terrorism. If the government doesnt even continue a focused effort on one of these "wars",
what can a single psychologist do to make social changes? One thing that can be done is for psychologists to change the direction of their research and projects to look
as social problems as systemic and not as the result of individual differences (ONeill, 2005). Prilleltensky (1989) said that psychologists can either work towards social changes or they can work
to maintain the status quo. Today, most are embedded in the status quo and in individual differences. In fact, psychologists are trained to adhere to the ideological status quo. Since
we live in a global society, it is not helpful for psychologists to continue practicing and researching along the same old paths (Marsella, 1998). The media and the public typically
listen to research from psychologists. More specifically, the public pays attention to what the media has printed or broadcast. What if psychologists reported that the negative characteristics and behaviors of
homeless people happened after they had been homeless for a while? Would that change the publics perception of the homeless? ONeill (2005) reported that 41 percent of the homeless are
families. That percentage has probably increased since 2005. Research has found that most of the things the homeless are blamed for, things that supposedly led to them being homeless,
are actually the effects and results of homelessness. This includes the lack of a consistent support network system, consistent unemployment, substance abuse, depression, antisocial behavior, and so on. (ONeill, 2005).
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