Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment

Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment offers a comprehensive examination of human behavior using a multidimensional framework, which breaks down the core content along three primary dimensions: Person, Environment and Time. Authors Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Leanne Wood Charlesworth delve into both the biological dimension and the social factors that influence human development and behavior. They encourage students to relate their personal experiences to societal trends, emphasizing the pivotal interplay between the individual and the environment. Aligned with the 2022 curriculum guidelines set forth by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the updated Seventh Edition includes a greater emphasis on culture and diversity, immigration, neuroscience, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also eight new case studies, further illustrating a balanced breadth and depth of coverage to help students apply theory and general social work knowledge to unique practice situations. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Learning Platform / Courseware Sage Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It′s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

Table of Contents:
Part I: A Multidimensional Approach for Multifaceted Social Work Chapter 1 • Human Behavior: A Multidimensional Approach - Elizabeth D. Hutchison A Case Study About Person and Environment Human Behavior: Individual and Collective A Multidimensional Approach Advancing Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective Knowing and Doing Scientific Knowledge: Theory and Research Chapter 2 • Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior - Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Leanne Wood Charlesworth, and Cory Cummings A Case Study About Human Behavior Theory Multiple Theoretical Perspectives for a Multidimensional Approach The Merits of Multiple Perspectives Part II: The Multiple Dimensions of Person Chapter 3 • The Biological Person - Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy Six Case Studies of the Biological Person An Integrative Approach for Understanding the Intersection of Interior (Proximal) Biological Health and Illness and Exterior (Distal) Environmental Factors Systems Taxonomy: Six Interior (Proximal) Environment Systems Interactions of Exterior (Distal) Environments and Interior (Proximal) Health Environment Chapter 4 • The Psychological Person: Cognition, Emotion, Personality, and Self - Jeanne Koller Two Case Studies of Cognition, Emotion, Personality, and Self Cognition, Emotion, Personality, and Self: An Introduction Theories of Cognition Theories of Emotion Theories of Personality Theories of the Self Cognitions, Emotions, Personality, Self, and Evidence-Supported Interventions (ESIs) Chapter 5 • The Psychosocial Person: Relationships, Stress, and Coping - Cory Cummings, Tawanda Hubbard, and Joseph Walsh A Case Study About the Psychosocial Person The Self in Relationships and Relationships in the Self The Concept of Stress Coping Processes Perspectives on Coping Chapter 6 • The Spiritual Person - Michael J. Sheridan Eight Case Studies of Spirituality and Religion The Spiritual Dimension Theories of Spiritual Development The Role of Spirituality in Social Work Part III: The Multiple Dimensions of Environment Chapter 7 • The Physical Environment - Elizabeth D. Hutchison Two Case Studies of Human Behavior and the Physical Environment Theories of Human Behavior and the Physical Environment The Natural Environment The Built Environment Ecological Justice, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice: A Social-Racial-Economic-Ecological Justice Perspective Chapter 8 • Cultures - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Linwood Cousins A Case Study About Cultures What Is Culture? Theories of Culture Major Concepts in the Study of Culture Culture and Power Genes, Culture, and Cultural Change Chapter 9 • Social Structure and Social Institutions: Global and National - Elizabeth D. Hutchison A Case Study About Social Structure and Social Institutions Patterns of Social Life Patterns of Inequality in Social Life Contemporary Trends in Global and U.S. Social Institutions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Institutions Chapter 10 • Families - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Tawanda Lynette Hubbard A Case Study About Family What Is a Family? Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Families Diversity in Family Formation and Structure Challenges to Family Life Chapter 11 • Small Groups - Elizabeth P. Cramer A Case Study About Small Groups Small Groups in Social Work Dimensions of Group Structure Group Composition Basic Group Processes Interdisciplinary Teams and Leadership Chapter 12 • Organizations - Elizabeth D. Hutchison A Case Study About Organizations Organizations: An Introduction Theoretical Perspectives on Organizations Impact of Organizations on Society Human Service Organizations Chapter 13 • Communities - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Soon Min Lee Three Case Studies of Community Communities: An Introduction Theoretical Approaches to Community Social Work and Communities Issues and Themes in Community Practice Chapter 14 • Social Movements - Elizabeth D. Hutchison A Case Study About a Social Movement Social Movements: An Introduction Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements Social Movement Trajectories and Outcomes Social Work and Social Movements Glossary References Index

About the Author :
Elizabeth D. Hutchison received her MSW from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and her PhD from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She was on the faculty in the social work department at Elms College from 1980 to 1987 and was chair of the department from 1982 to 1987. She was on the faculty in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1987 to 2009, where she taught courses in human behavior and the social environment, social work and social justice, and child and family policy; she also served as field practicum liaison. She has been a social worker in health, mental health, aging, and child and family welfare settings and engaged in volunteer work with incarcerated women and environmental justice for farm workers in the Coachella Valley of California. She is committed to providing social workers with comprehensive, current, and useful frameworks for thinking about human behavior. Her other research interests focus on child and family welfare. She lives in Reno, Nevada, where she enjoys hiking around Lake Tahoe and being a hands-on grandmother to two humans and one dog. She collaborates with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada on local social, racial, economic, and environmental justice issues.   Leanne Wood received her MSW from the University at Albany and PhD from the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University. She began her career as a social worker in the child welfare systems in Washington, DC, and Virginia. After obtaining her PhD, she worked in the research and evaluation field in Baltimore. In 2003, she joined the Nazareth University Department of Social Work in Rochester, New York, as a full-time faculty member, teaching across the social work curriculum. She also began collaborating with the local homeless services provider network on a variety of initiatives, including a Photovoice project and the local Project Homeless Connect. She has been a yoga instructor and has facilitated workshops for diverse audiences on self-care. Recently, she has taken on the department chair role. She continues to teach and advise social work students and is particularly passionate about teaching the course “Theory and Human Development” to students representing a variety of professions within Nazareth’s College of Interprofessional Health and Human Services.