Human behavior in the social environment : an ecological view
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Human behavior in the social environment : an ecological view
Columbia University Press, c1999
2nd ed
Available at 33 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Using the person-and-environment approach to analyze all aspects of human development, this book discusses the biological, psychological, social, and cultural influences that shape the functioning of individuals, families, communities, and organizations, and relates how these collectives affect development over the life course. It also takes into account the expected and unexpected stresses and challenges that can influence development. Reflecting the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Social Workers and the Council on Social Work Education, this book enables the social worker, whether student or professional, to build a theoretical foundation for work in the field. This new edition provides the latest theoretical developments and research findings in the social, behaviourial, and biological sciences.
Table of Contents
1. The Person and Environment Configuration 1. The Ecological Perspective 2. Society, Culture, Community, and the Physical Environment as Contexts 3. Complex Organizations as Contexts 4. Schools and Work Sites as Special Contexts 5. Small Groups as Contexts 6. Families as Contexts 7. Genetics/Biology 2.Tandem Developments of Family Members and Their Environments 8. Family Formation in a Diverse Society 9. Family Transformations: Birth, Infancy, and Language-The Socialization of Children and Parents 10. Family Transformations: Childhood 11. Family Transformations: Adolescence 12. Family Transformations: Adulthood 13. The Elderly Family and Its Transformations Appendix 1: Stage Models of Behavior and Development Appendix 2: Nonstage Models of Behavior and Development Appendix 3: Macrosocial and Microsocial Theories of Human Behavior
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