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Essentials of Human Behavior combines Elizabeth D. Hutchison's two-volume Dimensions of Human Behavior to present a multidimensional framework for understanding human behavior. Now available with an interactive eBook, the Second Edition features streamlined organization, the latest research, and original SAGE video to provide the most engaging introduction available to human behavior.
Contents
Case StudiesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorPART I- A MULTIDIMENSIONAL, MULTITHEORETICAL APPROACH FOR MULTIFACETED SOCIAL WORKCHAPTER 1- HUMAN BEHAVIOR: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACHChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study: Manisha and Her Changing EnvironmentsHuman Behavior: Individual and CollectiveA Multidimensional ApproachPersonal DimensionsEnvironmental DimensionsDiversity, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Global PerspectiveDiversityInequalityThe Pursuit of Social JusticeKnowing and DoingKnowledge About the CaseKnowledge About the SelfValues and EthicsScientific Knowledge: Theory and ResearchTheoryEmpirical ResearchCritical Use of Theory and ResearchA Word of CautionImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study: Intergenerational Stresses in the McKinley FamilyMultiple Perspectives for a Multidimensional ApproachSystems PerspectiveConflict PerspectiveExchange and Choice PerspectiveSocial Constructionist PerspectivePsychodynamic PerspectiveDevelopmental PerspectiveSocial Behavioral PerspectiveHumanistic PerspectiveThe Merits of Multiple PerspectivesImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 3- THE BIOLOGICAL PERSONChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 3.1: Cheryl's Brain InjuryCase Study 3.2: A Diabetes Diagnosis for BessCase Study 3.3: Melissa's HIV DiagnosisCase Study 3.4: Lifestyle Changes for ThomasCase Study 3.5: Mary and Her Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Case Study 3.6: Juan and Belinda's Reproductive HealthAn Integrative Approach for Understanding the Intersection of Interior Biological Health and Illness and Exterior Environment FactorsA Look at Six Interior Environment SystemsNervous SystemEndocrine SystemImmune SystemCardiovascular SystemMusculoskeletal SystemReproductive SystemExterior Socioeconomic Environment and Interior Health EnvironmentImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 4- THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSONChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study: The Premed StudentCognition and EmotionTheories of CognitionCognitive TheoryInformation Processing TheorySocial Learning TheoryTheory of Multiple IntelligencesTheories of Moral ReasoningTheories of Cognition in Social Work PracticeTheories of EmotionPhysiological Theories of EmotionPsychological Theories of EmotionPsychoanalytic TheoryEgo PsychologyAttribution Theory: A Cognitive PerspectiveTheory of Emotional IntelligenceSocial Theories of EmotionTheories of Emotion in Social Work PracticeCognitive and Emotional "Disorders"The SelfThe Self in RelationshipsRelational TheoryAttachment TheoryImpact of Early Nurturing on DevelopmentFeminist Theories of RelationshipsSocial Identity TheoryThe Concept of StressThree Categories of Psychological StressStress and CrisisTraumatic StressVulnerability to StressCoping and AdaptationBiological CopingPsychological CopingCoping StylesCoping and Traumatic StressSocial SupportVirtual SupportHow Social Support Aids CopingHow Social Workers Evaluate Social SupportNormal and Abnormal CopingThe Medical (Psychiatric) PerspectivePsychological PerspectivesThe Sociological Approach: DevianceThe Social Work Perspective: Social FunctioningImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 5- THE SPIRITUAL PERSONChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 5.1: Caroline's Challenging QuestionsCase Study 5.2: Naomi's Health CrisisCase Study 5.3: Matthew's Faith JourneyCase Study 5.4: Trudy's Search for the SacredCase Study 5.5: Leon's Two WorldsCase Study 5.6: Jean-Joseph's Serving the SpiritsCase Study 5.7: Beth's Framework for LivingThe Spiritual DimensionThe Meaning of SpiritualitySpirituality in the United States and GloballyTranspersonal Theories of Human DevelopmentFowler's Stages of Faith DevelopmentWilber's Integral Theory of ConsciousnessSummary and Critique of Fowler's and Wilber's TheoriesThe Role of Spirituality in Social WorkSpirituality and Human DiversityRace and EthnicitySex and GenderSexual OrientationOther Aspects of DiversitySpirituality and the Human ExperienceProblems in LivingIndividual and Collective Well-BeingSpiritual AssessmentImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 6- CULTURE AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 6.1: Stan and Tina at Community High SchoolCase Study 6.2: Ben Watson's Changing Experience With the Physical EnvironmentThe Challenge of Defining CultureChanging Ideas About Culture and Human BehaviorSome Important Culture ConceptsA Postmodern View of CultureCultural Maintenance, Change, and AdaptationCommon Sense, Customs, and TraditionsImmigrationProcesses of Cultural ChangeThe Relationship Between the Physical Environment and Human BehaviorStimulation TheoriesControl TheoriesPrivacyPersonal SpaceTerritorialityCrowdingBehavior Settings TheoriesEcocritical TheoriesThe Natural EnvironmentBenefits and Costs of Human Interaction With the Natural EnvironmentEnvironmental Justice and Ecological JusticeThe Built EnvironmentTechnologyHealing EnvironmentsPlace AttachmentHomelessnessAccessible Environments for Persons With DisabilitiesImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 7- FAMILIESChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study: The Sharpe Family's Postdeployment AdjustmentFamily DefinedThe Family in Historical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspectives for Understanding FamiliesPsychodynamic Perspective and FamiliesFamily Systems PerspectiveFeminist Perspective and FamiliesFamily Stress and Coping PerspectiveFamily Resilience PerspectiveDiversity in Family LifeDiversity in Family StructuresNuclear FamiliesExtended FamiliesCohabiting Heterosexual CouplesCouples With No ChildrenLone-Parent FamiliesStepfamiliesSame-Sex Partner FamiliesMilitary FamiliesEconomic and Cultural DiversityEconomic DiversityCultural DiversityImmigrant FamiliesChallenges to Family LifeFamily ViolenceDivorceSubstance AbuseImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 8- SMALL GROUPS, FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIESChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 8.1: The Sexuality and Gender Group at a Women's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment FacilityCase Study 8.2: Changing Leadership at Beacon CenterCase Study 8.3: Filipina Domestic Workers Creating Transnational CommunitiesSmall Groups in Social WorkVirtual GroupsSmall Group Structure, Composition, and ProcessesTheories of Group ProcessesPsychodynamic TheorySymbolic Interaction TheoryStatus Characteristics and Expectation States TheoryExchange TheorySelf-Categorization TheoryFormal Organization DefinedPerspectives on Formal OrganizationsRational PerspectiveThe Ideal-Type BureaucracyScientific ManagementHuman Relations TheoryManagement by Objectives (MBO)Decision-Making TheorySystems PerspectivePolitical Economy ModelLearning Organization TheoryInteractional/Interpretive PerspectiveSocial Action ModelOrganizational Culture ModelManaging Diversity ModelCritical PerspectiveOrganizations as Multiple OppressionsNonhierarchical OrganizationsTechnology and Social Service OrganizationsCommunity: Territorial and RelationalTheoretical Approaches to CommunityContrasting Types ApproachSpatial Arrangements ApproachSocial Systems ApproachSocial Capital ApproachConflict ApproachImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 9- SOCIAL STRUCTURE, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: GLOBAL AND NATIONALChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 9.1: Leticia Renteria's Struggle to Make It in the United StatesCase Study 9.2: Fighting for a Living WagePatterns of Social LifeContemporary Trends in Global and U.S. Social InstitutionsTrends in the Government and Political InstitutionTrends in the Economic InstitutionTrends in the Educational InstitutionTrends in the Health Care InstitutionTrends in the Social Welfare InstitutionTrends in the Religious InstitutionTrends in the Mass Media InstitutionTheories of Social InequalityThe Contemporary DebateStructural Determinism Versus Human AgencySocial Movements: A DefinitionPerspectives on Social MovementsPolitical Opportunities PerspectiveOpenness of the Political SystemStability of Political AlignmentsAvailability of Elite AlliesInternational RelationsMobilizing Structures PerspectiveInformal and Formal StructuresInformation and Communication Technology (ICT)The Life Course of Social MovementsCultural Framing PerspectiveFrames for Understanding That a Problem ExistsFrames for Recognizing a Window of OpportunityFrames for Establishing GoalsFrames for Identifying Pathways for ActionEmerging PerspectivesImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesPART IV- THE CHANGING LIFE COURSECHAPTER 10- THE HUMAN LIFE JOURNEY: A LIFE COURSEChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 10.1: David Sanchez's Search for ConnectionsCase Study 10.2: Phoung Le, Serving Family and CommunityCase Study 10.3: The Suarez Family After September 11, 2001A Definition of the Life Course PerspectiveTheoretical Roots of the Life Course PerspectiveBasic Concepts of the Life Course PerspectiveCohortsTransitionsTrajectoriesLife EventsTurning PointsMajor Themes of the Life Course PerspectiveInterplay of Human Lives and Historical TimeTiming of LivesDimensions of AgeStandardization in the Timing of LivesLinked or Interdependent LivesLinks Between Family MembersLinks With the Wider WorldHuman Agency in Making ChoicesDiversity in Life Course TrajectoriesDevelopmental Risk and ProtectionThe Family Life CourseStrengths and Limitations of the Life Course PerspectiveIntegration With a Multidimensional, Multitheoretical ApproachImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 11- THE JOURNEY BEGINS: CONCEPTION, PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND INFANCYChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 11.1: Jennifer Bradshaw's Experience With InfertilityCase Study 11.2: The Thompsons' Premature BirthCase Study 11.3: Sarah's Teen DadSociocultural Organization of Childbearing and Child-RearingConception and Pregnancy in ContextChildbirth in ContextChildbirth EducationPlace of ChildbirthWho Assists ChildbirthDevelopmental Niche of Child-RearingControl Over Conception and PregnancyContraceptionInduced AbortionInfertility TreatmentFetal DevelopmentFirst TrimesterFertilization and the Embryonic PeriodThe Fetal PeriodSecond TrimesterThird TrimesterLabor and Delivery of the NeonateAt-Risk NewbornsPrematurity and Low Birth WeightCongenital AnomaliesTypical Infant DevelopmentPhysical DevelopmentSelf-RegulationSensory AbilitiesReflexesMotor SkillsThe Growing BrainCognitive DevelopmentPiaget's Stages of Cognitive DevelopmentPrelanguage SkillsSocioemotional DevelopmentErikson's Stages of Psychosocial DevelopmentEmotional ControlTemperamentAttachmentThe Role of PlayChild Care Arrangements in InfancyFamily LeavePaid Child CareInfants in the Multigenerational FamilyBreastfeeding Versus Bottle Feeding DecisionPostpartum DepressionRisk and Protective Factors in Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and InfancyImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 12- TODDLERHOOD AND EARLY CHILDHOODChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 12.1: Overprotecting HenryCase Study 12.2: Terri's Terrible TemperCase Study 12.3: A New Role for Ron and Rosiland's GrandmotherTypical Development in Toddlerhood and Early ChildhoodPhysical DevelopmentCognitive and Language DevelopmentPiaget's Stages of Cognitive DevelopmentLanguage SkillsMoral DevelopmentUnderstanding Moral DevelopmentHelping Young Children Develop MorallyPersonality and Emotional DevelopmentErikson's Stages of Psychosocial DevelopmentEmotionsAggressionAttachmentSocial DevelopmentPeer RelationsSelf-ConceptGender Identity and Sexual InterestsRacial and Ethnic IdentityThe Role of PlayDevelopmental DisruptionsEarly Childhood EducationToddlerhood and Early Childhood in the Multigenerational FamilyRisks to Healthy Development in Toddlerhood and Early ChildhoodPovertyHomelessnessIneffective DisciplineDivorceViolenceCommunity ViolenceDomestic ViolenceChild MaltreatmentProtective Factors in Toddlerhood and Early ChildhoodImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 13- MIDDLE CHILDHOODChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 13.1: Anthony Bryant's Impending AssessmentCase Study 13.2: Brianna Shaw's New Self-ImageCase Study 13.3: Manuel Vega's Difficult TransitionHistorical Perspective on Middle ChildhoodMiddle Childhood in the Multigenerational FamilyDevelopment in Middle ChildhoodPhysical DevelopmentCognitive DevelopmentCultural Identity DevelopmentEmotional DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentThe Peer GroupFriendship and IntimacyTeam PlayGender Identity and Gender RolesTechnology and Social DevelopmentSpiritual DevelopmentMiddle Childhood and Formal SchoolingSpecial Challenges in Middle ChildhoodPovertyFamily and Community ViolenceMental and Physical ChallengesAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Emotional/Behavioral DisorderFamily DisruptionRisk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle ChildhoodImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 14- ADOLESCENCEChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 14.1: David's Coming-Out ProcessCase Study 14.2: Carl's Struggle for IdentityCase Study 14.3: Monica's Quest for MasteryThe Social Construction of Adolescence Across Time and SpaceThe Transition From Childhood to AdulthoodBiological Aspects of AdolescencePubertyThe Adolescent BrainNutrition, Exercise, and SleepPsychological Aspects of AdolescencePsychological Reactions to Biological ChangesChanges in CognitionIdentity DevelopmentTheories of Self and IdentityGender IdentityCultural IdentitySocial Aspects of AdolescenceRelationships With FamilyRelationships With PeersRomantic RelationshipsRelationships With Organizations, Communities, and InstitutionsSchoolThe Broader CommunityWorkInformation and Communication Technologies (ICTs)Adolescent Spirituality/ReligiosityAdolescent SexualitySexual Decision MakingSexual OrientationPregnancy and ChildbearingSexually Transmitted InfectionsPotential Challenges to Adolescent DevelopmentSubstance Use and AbuseJuvenile DelinquencyBullyingSchool-to-Prison PipelineCommunity ViolenceDating Violence and Statutory RapePoverty and Low Educational AttainmentObesity and Eating DisordersDepression and SuicideRisk Factors and Protective Factors in AdolescenceImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 15- YOUNG AND MIDDLE ADULTHOODChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 15.1: Sheila Henderson, Coming Home at 25Case Study 15.2: Viktor Spiro, Finding Stability at 44Case Study 15.3: Michael Bowling, Swallowing His Pride at 57The Meaning of AdulthoodTheoretical Approaches to AdulthoodJung's Analytic PsychologyErikson's Psychosocial Life Span TheoryLevinson's Theory of Seasons of AdulthoodArnett's "Emerging" AdulthoodVariations in the Transition to AdulthoodBiological Functioning in Young and Middle AdulthoodHealth Maintenance in Young and Middle AdulthoodPhysical and Mental Health in Young and Middle AdulthoodCognition in Young and Middle AdulthoodPersonality and Identity in Young and Middle AdulthoodTrait ApproachHuman Agency ApproachLife Narrative ApproachYoung- and Middle-Adult SpiritualityRelationships in Young and Middle AdulthoodRomantic RelationshipsRelationships With ChildrenRelationships With ParentsOther Family RelationshipRelationships With FriendsWork in Young and Middle AdulthoodRisk Factors and Protective Factors in Young and Middle AdulthoodImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesCHAPTER 16- LATE ADULTHOODChapter OutlineLearning ObjectivesCase Study 16.1: Ms. Ruby Johnson Is Providing Care for Three GenerationsCase Study 16.2: Margaret Davis Stays at HomeCase Study 16.3: Bina Patel Outlives Her SonDemographics of the Older-Adult PopulationCultural Construction of Late AdulthoodPsychosocial Theoretical Perspectives on Social GerontologyBiological Changes in Late AdulthoodHealth and LongevityAge-Related Changes in PhysiologyFunctional Capacity in Very Late AdulthoodThe Aging Brain and Neurodegenerative DiseasesDementiaParkinson's DiseasePsychological Changes in Late AdulthoodPersonality ChangesIntellectual Changes, Learning, and MemoryMental Health and Mental DisordersSocial Role Transitions and Life Events of Late AdulthoodFamilies in Later LifeGrandparenthoodWork and RetirementCaregiving and Care ReceivingInstitutionalizationThe Search for Personal MeaningResources for Meeting the Needs of Elderly PersonsThe Dying ProcessAdvance DirectivesCare of People Who Are DyingEnd-of-Life Signs and SymptomsLoss, Grief, and BereavementTheories and Models of Loss and GriefCulture and BereavementRisk Factors and Protective Factors in Late AdulthoodThe Life Course CompletedImplications for Social Work PracticeKey TermsActive LearningWeb ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Contributors
