Dimensions of Human Behavior : Person and Environment /: Person and Environment. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth D. Hutchison and contributors.
• Authors: Hutchison, Elizabeth D
• Contents: Case Studies; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: A Multidimensional Approach for Multifaceted Social Work; Chapter 1. Human Behavior: A Multidimensional Approach; Human Behavior: Individual and Collective; A Multidimensional Approach; Diversity, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Global Perspective; Knowing and Doing; Scientific Knowledge: Theory and Research; A Word of Caution; Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior; Multiple Perspectives for a Multidimensional Approach; Systems Perspective; Conflict Perspective; Exchange and Choice Perspective; Social Constructionist Perspective; Psychodynamic Perspective; Developmental Perspective; Social Behavioral Perspective; Humanistic Perspective; The Merits of Multiple Perspectives; Part II: The Multiple Dimensions of Person; Chapter 3: The Biological Person; An Integrative Approach for Understanding the Intersection of Interior (Proximal) Biological Health and Illness and Exterior (Distal) Environmental Factors; A Look at Six Interior (Proximal) Environment Systems; Exterior (Distal) Socioeconomic Environment and Interior (Proximal) Health Environment; Chapter 4: The Psychological Person: Cognition, Emotion, and Self; Cognition and Emotion; Theories of Cognition; Theories of Emotion; Cognitive/Emotional “Disorders”; The Self; Chapter 5: The Psychosocial Person: Relationships, Stress, and Coping; The Self in Relationships; The Concept of Stress; Coping and Adaptation; Normal and Abnormal Coping; Chapter 6: The Spiritual Person; The Spiritual Dimension; Transpersonal Theories of Human Development; The Role of Spirituality in Social Work; Part III. The Multiple Dimensions of Environment; Chapter 7: The Physical Environment; Human Behavior and the Physical Environment; The Natural Environment; The Built Environment; Place Attachment; Homelessness; Accessible Environments for Persons With Disabilities; Chapter 8: Culture; The Challenge of Defining Culture; Traditional Understandings of Culture and Variation in Human Behavior; Contemporary/Postmodern Understandings of Culture and Variation in Human Behavior; A Postmodern, Holistic Application of Culture; The Meaning of Culture; Chapter 9: Social Structure and Social Institutions: Global and National; Patterns of Social Life; Contemporary Trends in Global and U.S. Social Institutions; Theories of Social Inequality; Chapter 10: Families; Family Defined; The Family in Historical Perspective; Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Families; Diversity in Family Life; Challenges to Family Life; Chapter 11:Small Groups; Small Groups in Social Work; Dimensions of Group Structure; Group Composition; Basic Group Processes; Interdisciplinary Teams and Leadership; Chapter 12:Formal Organizations; A Definition of Formal Organizations; Perspectives on Formal Organizations; Burnout: A Negative Organizational Outcome; Social Work and Formal Organizations; Social Work Leadership in Formal Organizations; Culturally Sensitive Care Systems; Chapter 13: Communities; A Definition of Community; Territorial Community and Relational Community; Social Workers and Communities: Our History; Theoretical Approaches to Community; Social Workers and Communities: Contemporary Issues; Chapter 14: Social Movements; A Definition of Social Movements; Social Movements and the History of Social Work; Perspectives on Social Movements; Social Movement Outcomes; Social Movement Trends; Social Movements and Contemporary Social Work; References; Glossary; Index; About the Author; About the Contributors;
• Edition: Fifth Edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 302; Human behavior; Social psychology; Social structure
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483325095; 1483325091
• Related ISBNs: 9781483303918
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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