Person and Environment
Buch, 600 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm
ISBN: 978-1-4129-8879-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications
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Weitere Infos & Material
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