Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level

Individuals and Families

Katherine Van Wormer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

344 Seiten

2017 | 3rd Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-021109-7 (ISBN)

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Unique to Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level is the focus on trauma and resilience in its exploration of human behavior across the life span. Illustrations are drawn from the arts as well as recent brain research from recent biological research.

Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Micro Level draws on a resilience model to explore the dynamics of human behavior across the life span. Biological, psychological, and spiritual dimensions are covered. Illustrations and vignettes from social work, psychology, literature, philosophy, and current events highlight the turning points in our lives. Critical thinking questions are provided. The result is an essential book that bridges theory and practice
in accordance with the 2015 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) standards.

Katherine Van Wormer, PhD, MSSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa and is the author of 15 books in the fields of women and criminal justice, addictions treatment, social welfare in a global perspective, and confronting oppression.

Introduction
1 Human Behavior: Theoretical Concepts
2 Biological Factors in Human Behavior
3 The Psychology of Human Behavior
4 Birth Through Adolescence
5 Early Adulthood Through Middle Age
6 Late Middle Age Through the End of Life
7 The Individual in the Family
Epilogue: An End That Is a Beginning
Appendix: Relevant Internet Sites
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.04.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	177 x 254 mm
Gewicht	598 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-021109-1 / 0190211091
ISBN-13	978-0-19-021109-7 / 9780190211097
Zustand	Neuware