Human behavior and the social environment, macro level: groups, communities, and organizations

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Unique to Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level is the focus on the natural as well as physical environment in the study of human behavior and use of a trauma-informed model in the study of social service organizations. This is the only social work text to include a chapter on findings from social psychology relevant to human behavior.

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Full title :Human behavior and the social environment, macro level : groups, communities, and organizations / Katherine van Wormer, Fred H. Besthorn.

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Publication Date:2017
Edition:Third edition

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9780190211073, 0190211075
oclc:ocn974712030
LC Classification:HM861
Dewey Decimal:304.2

Cover; Human Behavior and the Social Environment MACRO LEVEL; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; 1. Theoretical Perspectives; Critical Thinking at the Macro Level; Paradigm Shift; Introduction to Macro Theory; Ecosystems Model; Sustainability; Structural Functionalism; Conflict and Structural Formulations; Social Justice Approaches: Feminist, Empowerment, and Anti-Oppressive Perspectives; Practice Implications; Summary and Conclusion; Thought Questions; 2. The Social Psychology of Group Behavior; Historical Development; Studies of Social Conformity; Obedience Studies

Role TheoryStudies Involving Context; Prejudice; Social Psychology: Scapegoats and Out-Groups; Groupthink; Cults; Progressive Aspects of Collective Behavior; Practice Implications; Summary and Conclusion; Thought Questions; 3. Families in Society; The Family as an Ecosystem; Ethnic Family Patterns; American Indians; African-American Families; Asian-American Families; Gay and Lesbian Families; Transgender Families; Macro Policy Issues; The Impact of Globalization Worldwide; Family Violence from a Human Rights Perspective; The Legacy of the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars; Promising Initiatives

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