Kloos Bret
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2005 Jun;35(3-4):259-67. doi: 10.1007/s10464-005-3405-3.
This article comments on two emerging views of community psychology's approaches to the use of research for responding to social problems in contemporary community contexts--(a) the formation of a new field of community science, or (b) the updating of community psychology research traditions. If community science is to become established as a field related to community psychology, its proponents will need to agree upon conventions of epistemology, foci of interest, methods, and standards by which its work can be judged so that it can be distinguished from other human sciences. These articles provide early sketches for what community science might be. However, as noted in this commentary, we need to heed signs of concern about community psychology's continued relevance in public discourse regarding the analysis of and responses to social problems. While this special issue offers some promising responses to the concern of what the field can contribute, the field would be well served if we broaden our dialogue about a renewal of community psychology's commitment to social justice and the need for its perspectives in the practice of research that seeks to address community-based issues in the early 21st century.
本文评论了社区心理学在当代社区背景下利用研究应对社会问题的两种新出现的观点——（a）形成一个新的社区科学领域，或（b）更新社区心理学研究传统。如果社区科学要成为一个与社区心理学相关的领域，其支持者需要就认识论的惯例、兴趣焦点、方法以及用以评判其工作的标准达成一致，以便它能与其他人文科学区分开来。这些文章为社区科学可能是什么提供了初步的概述。然而，正如本评论中所指出的，我们需要留意对社区心理学在关于社会问题分析和应对的公共话语中持续相关性的担忧迹象。虽然本期特刊对该领域能做出什么贡献的担忧给出了一些有前景的回应，但如果我们扩大关于重新致力于社会正义以及在21世纪初旨在解决基于社区问题的研究实践中需要其观点的社区心理学更新的对话，该领域将受益匪浅。
