Social Action and Community Development

REFERENCES

• Barry Richards. Against humanistic psychology, Self & Society 2, 1974.
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• A hostile essay which producted a couple of replies in the same issue of the journal.
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• Marilyn S. Kolton. The humanistic treatment philosophy of innovative drug programmes. Journal of Humanistic Psychology 13, 1973.
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• A powerful and moving article, consisting largely of quotes from people actually working in the field.
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• Lester A. Gelb. Mental health in a corrupt society, in H.M. Ruitenbeek (ed) Going Crazy, Bantam 1972.
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• A socially-conscious article by a therapist, pointing out that therapists also need to battle for change against the forces which produce pain, confusion and dysfunction.
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• Orrin E. Klapp. Collective search for identity, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1969.
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• A spirited treatment by a sociologist, which has a very open-eyed approach to what is actually going on in the world.
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• William W. Biddle (with Loureide J. Biddle), The community development process: The rediscovery of local initiative, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965.
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• This is the classic on applying the principles of humanistic psychology in the social and community area. Includes two full case histories. Argues that the activist is most effective when only an encourager.
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• Anon, The anti-socialist functions of group psychotherapy, in Rat, Myth & Magic.
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• Makes all the standard left criticism of therapy in general, and groups in particular. Some of this big pamphlet is much more positive, and it is well worth looking at.
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• Jerry Rubin. In Psychology Today (U.S.) September 1973.
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• An exciting statement of views from one of the most stimulating riters and activists of the libertarian left of the late 60's. Author of Do it! and We are everywhere.
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• Barry L. Schuttler, Kristin Shannon & Alan Mossman. Community problem solving at the neighbourhood level, Creativity Network 1, 1975.
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• A straightforward and workmanlike account of the method used in a number of communities.
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• Ernest G. Schachtel. Perception as creative experience: Critique of the concept of regression in the service of the ego, in Hung-Min Chiang & A.H. Maslow (eds) The healthy personality: Readings, Van Nostrand 1969.
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• A key essay, making clear the whole difference between the way Freudians look at things and the way humanistic psychologists see them.
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• Liam Hudson. Frames of mind. Penguin 1970 (1968).
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• A fascinating book, by one of the few major authors in Britain to have any sympathy with humanistic psychology. Chapter 7 has some very suggestive results on role-playing in the classroom.
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• Don Koberg & Jim Bagnall. The universal traveller, William Kaufman 1974.
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• A nicely produced book giving a systematic rundown on how to improve your own creativity. Pinches things from everywhere—very good.
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• Morris I. Stein. Stimulating creativity (2 vols) Academic Press 1974.
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• Very thorough and painstaking, mentions every piece of research which has ever been done (more or less) and carefully evaluates the evidence. If you want to compare rival methods, this is where to do it.
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• Carl R. Rogers. Towards a theory of creativity, in P.E. Vernon (ed) Creativity, Penguin 1970.
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• A superb essay, trying creativity in to our concerns here. The whole book is full of interesting things.
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• Julian Beck. The life of the theatre: The relation of the artist to the struggle of the people, City Lights 1972.
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• A very personal book with many inspiring things in it. The Living Theatre's play Paradise Now influenced me profoundly when I participated in it as a member of the audience, in 1969.
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