Human Behavior and the Social Environment - Integrating Theory and Evidence-Based Practice

This comprehensive text offers a solid foundation for asssessment of human behavior in micro, mezzo, and macro settings. The editors offer practical and concrete consideration of how human behavior is affected in different systems: individual, biological, family, community, and organizations. These influences are reviewed in terms of implications for practice. The book assembles selected readings that:

provide a brief overview of each theoretical model
discuss how empiricism can be applied to the model
describe what methods, techniques, and interventions the model supports in order to change a client's behavior

List of contents

Contributors

Acknowledgments


1. Understanding Human Growth and Development: Integrating Theory and Empiricism, Sophia F. Dziegielewski and John S. Wodarski


Part I: Micro and Mezzo Perspectives: Individual Approaches to Human Growth and Development

Introduction--Micro and Mezzo Perspectives: Individual Approaches to Human Growth and Development, Carolyn Hilarski, Sophia Dziegielewski, and John S. Wodarski


2. The Interplay Between Biology, Genetics, and Human Behavior, Shawn A. Lawrence and Kim Zittel-Palamara


3. Cognitive Variables as Factors in Human Growth and Development, Catherine N. Dulmus


4. The Life Span Perspective, Diane Dwyer and Janice Hunt-Jackson


5. Labeling Theory and Human Development, Michael Sullivan


Part II: Mezzo and Macro Perspectives: Group Variables in Human Growth and Development

Introduction--Mezzo and Macro Perspectives: Group Variables in Human Growth and Development, Carolyn Hilarski, John S. Wodarski, and Sophia F. Dziegielewski


6. Learning Theories: Their Application to Understanding Human Behavior, Gerald Moore, Jr., David Skiba, and Jennifer Hall


7. Social Exchange Theory in Understanding Human Growth and Development, Lisa Rapp-Paglicci


8. Introduction to Human Behavior: Group Level Variables, Karen D. Smith, Claudia M. Leo, and Elaine M. Maccio


9. Macro-Level Variables as Factors in Human Growth and Development, Sophia F. Dziegielewski and John S. Wodarski


Conclusions


10. Human Behavior Theory: Emerging Trends and Issues, Peter Lyons and Marvin Feit


Appendix: Curriculum Suggestions for Human Behavior, Lori A. Reyes

Index



About the author










John S. Wodarski, PhD, is Professor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's School of Social Work.

Product details

• Authors: Sophia F. Dziegielewski, John S. Wodarski
• Assisted by: Sophia F. Dziegielewski (Editor), Sophia F. LCSW Dziegielewski (Editor), John S. Wodarski (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2002
• EAN: 9780826123435
• ISBN: 978-0-8261-2343-5
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Series: Springer Series on Social Work
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work