Dimensions of Human Behavior

Person and Environment
Fourth Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4129-8879-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, 600 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm

Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment, Fourth Edition, is the revision of a highly successful text for a core course area in the social work field. This volume and its companion, provide the most comprehensive coverage available for the social work theory courses. The book(s) are unique in that they provide faculty with an organizing framework which is currently not available in other texts. These books break down the core content along three primary dimensions: Person, Environment and Time. This book covers the biological dimension (person) and the social factors (environment) that impact human development and behavior. Changes to this edition include the following: - Introduction to a new critical thinking/ethical decision-making feature to help students think critically how content can be applied to practice situations - New and updated case material - New topical coverage such as greater emphasis on diversity, EBP, positive psychology, mindfulness, international and political changes in the social environment, postmodern theories, and information technology - Updated photos that complement key ideas in the text - Revised and enhanced student and instructor ancillary materials - Stylistic design changes for a thinner, sleeker book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hutchison, Elizabeth D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH FOR MULTIFACETED SOCIAL WORK
1. Setting the Stage: A Multidimensional Approach
Key Ideas
Case Study: Manisha’s Quest for Dignity and Purpose
Social Work’s Purpose and Approach: Human and Community Well-being
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
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior
Key Ideas
Case Study: Intergenerational Stresses in the McKinley Family
Multiple Perspectives for a Multidimensional Approach
Systems Perspective
Conflict Perspective
Rational Choice Perspective
Social Constructionist Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Developmental Perspective
Social Behavioral Perspective
Humanistic Perspective
The Merits of Multiple Perspectives
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
PART II: THE MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF PERSON
3. The Biological Person
Key Ideas
Case Study 3.1: Cheryl’s Brain Injury
Case Study 3.2: A Diabetes Diagnosis for Bess
Case Study 3.3: Melissa’s HIV Diagnosis
Case Study 3.4: Lifestyle Changes for Thomas
Case Study 3.5: Max’s Postpolio Syndrome
Case Study 3.6: Juan and Belinda’s Reproductive Health
An Integrative Approach for Understanding the Intersection of Interior Biological Health and Illness and Exterior Environment Factors
A Look at Six Interior Environment Systems
Exterior Socioeconomic Environment/Interior Health Environment
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
4. The Psychological Person: Cognition, Emotion, and Self
Key Ideas
Case Study: Sheila’s Difficult Transition to University Life
Cognition and Emotion
Theories of Cognition
Theories of Emotion
Cognitive/Emotional “Disorders”
The Self
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
5. The Psychosocial Person: Relationships, Stress, and Coping
Key Ideas
Case Study: Sheila’s Coping Strategies for College
The Self in Relationships
The Concept of Stress
Coping and Adaptation
Normal and Abnormal Coping
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
6. The Spiritual Person
Key Ideas
Case Study 6.1: Caroline’s Challenging Questions
Case Study 6.2: Naomi’s Health Crisis
Case Study 6.3: Matthew's Faith Journey
Case Study 6.4: Trudy’s Search for the Sacred
Case Study 6.5: Leon’s Two Worlds
Case Study 6.6: Jean Joseph’s Serving the Spirits
The Spiritual Dimension
Transpersonal Theories of Human Development
The Role of Spirituality in Social Work
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
PART III: THE MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENT
7. The Physical Environment
Key Ideas
Case Study: Ben Watson’s Changing Experience with the Physical Environment
Theories about the Relationship Between the Physical Environment and Human Behavior
The Natural Environment
The Built Environment
Place Attachment
Homelessness
Accessible Environments for Persons With Disabilities
The Physical Environment and Human Behavior Across the Life Course
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
8. Culture
Key Ideas
Case Study: Stan and Tina at Community High School
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

Über Autor(innen)

Hutchison, Elizabeth D.
Elizabeth D. Hutchison, MSW, PhD, received her MSW from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and her PhD from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She was on the faculty in the Social Work Department at Elms College from 1980 to 1987, and served as chair of the department from 1982 to 1987. She was on the faculty in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1987 to 2009, where she taught courses in human behavior and the social environment, social work and social justice, and child and family policy; she also served as field practicum liaison. She has been a social worker in health, mental health, aging, and child and family welfare settings. She is committed to providing social workers with comprehensive, current, and useful frameworks for thinking about human behavior. Her other research interests focus on child and family welfare. She currently lives in Rancho Mirage, California where she is active in environmental justice issues facing farm workers in East Coachella Valley.