Human Behavior in the Social Environment
An Ecological View
Martin Bloom author Carel Germain author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Published:8th Jun '99
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Designed to help students build a theoretical foundation for their professional practice, this book highlights human and environmental diversity, and discusses the relationships among biological, psychological, social, and cultural systems that shape human behavior. This new edition provides the latest theoretical developments and research findings in the social, behavioral, and biological sciences and includes new chapters on the significant forces affecting significant social behavior in specific organizational and educational settings.
Reflecting the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Social Workers and the Council on Social Work Education, this book seeks to enable the social worker, whether student or professional, to build a theoretical foundation for work in the field.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.
ISBN: 9780231111409
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496 pages
second edition