Dimensions of human behavior : the changing life course /: the changing life course. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Virginia Commonwealth University, Emerita, and contributors.
• Other Names: Hutchison, Elizabeth D
• Contents: Case Studies; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. A Life Course Perspective; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; The Life Course Perspective and Social Work Practice; Theoretical Roots of the Life Course Perspective; Basic Concepts of the Life Course Perspective; Major Themes of the Life Course Perspective; Strengths and Limitations of the Life Course Perspective; Integration With a Multidimensional, Multitheoretical Approach; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 2. Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Sociocultural Organization of Childbearing; Reproductive Genetics; Control Over Conception and Pregnancy; Fetal Development; Pregnancy and the Life Course; At-Risk Newborns; Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Under Different Circumstances; Risk and Protective Factors in Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 3. Infancy and Toddlerhood; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Developmental Niche and Typical Infant and Toddler Development; Physical Development; Cognitive Development; Socioemotional Development; The Role of Play; Developmental Disruptions; Childcare Arrangements in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Infants and Toddlers in the Multigenerational Family; Risks to Healthy Infant and Toddler Development; Protective Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 4. Early Childhood; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Typical Development in Early Childhood; Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood in the Multigenerational Family; Risks to Healthy Development in Early Childhood; Protective Factors in Early Childhood; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 5. Middle Childhood; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Historical Perspective on Middle Childhood; Middle Childhood in the Multigenerational Family; Development in Middle Childhood; Spiritual Development; Middle Childhood and Formal Schooling; Special Challenges in Middle Childhood; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Childhood; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 6. Adolescence; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; The Social Construction of Adolescence Across Time and Space; The Transition From Childhood to Adulthood; Biological Aspects of Adolescence; Psychological Aspects of Adolescence; Social Aspects of Adolescence; Adolescent Spirituality/Religiosity; Adolescent Sexuality; Potential Challenges to Adolescent Development; Social Work Grand Challenge: Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Adolescence; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 7. Young Adulthood; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; A Definition of Young Adulthood; Theoretical Approaches to Young Adulthood; Physical Functioning in Young Adulthood; The Psychological Self; Social Development and Social Functioning; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Young Adulthood; Implications for Social Work Practice - Marcia Harrigan, Suzanne Baldwin; Key Terms - Debra Woody, Elizabeth Hutchison; Active Learning - Debra Woody, David Woody; Web Resources - Leanne Charlesworth; Chapter 8. Middle Adulthood - Holly Matto; Chapter Outline - Matthias Naleppa, Kristina Hash; Learning Objectives - Pamela Kovacs, Annemarie Conlon; The Changing Social Construction of Middle Adulthood - Susan McCarter; Theories of Middle Adulthood; Biological Changes and Physical and Mental Health in Middle Adulthood; Intellectual Changes in Middle Adulthood; Personality Changes in Middle Adulthood; Spiritual Development in Middle Adulthood; Relationships in Middle Adulthood; Work in Middle Adulthood; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Adulthood; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 9. Late Adulthood; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Demographics of the Older Population; Diversity of the Late-Adult Population; Cultural Construction of Late Adulthood; Psychosocial Theoretical Perspectives on Social Gerontology; Biological Changes in Late Adulthood; Psychological Changes in Late Adulthood; Social Role Transitions and Life Events of Late Adulthood; The Search for Personal Meaning; Resources for Meeting the Needs of Elderly Persons; Technology and the Late-Adult Population; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Adulthood; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; Chapter 10. Very Late Adulthood; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Very Late Adulthood: Charting New Territory; Very Late Adulthood in Historical and Cultural Perspective; What We Can Learn From Centenarians; Functional Capacity in Very Late Adulthood; Relationships in Very Late Adulthood; The Housing Continuum; Spirituality in Very Late Adulthood; The Dying Process; Loss, Grief, and Bereavement; The Life Course Completed; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; References; Glossary; Index; About the Author; About the Contributors;
• Edition: Sixth edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (536 pages)
• Subjects: 302; Social psychology; Human behavior; Life cycle, Human; Social service
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544339320; 1544339321
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