Essentials of Human Behavior: Integrating Person, Environment, and the Life Course

Essentials of Human Behavior combines Elizabeth D. Hutchison’s two best-selling Dimensions of Human Behavior volumes into a single streamlined volume for understanding human behavior. The text presents a multidimensional framework integrating person, environment, and time to show students the dynamic, changing nature of person-in-environment. In this Third Edition, Hutchison is joined by new co-author Leanne Wood Charlesworth, who uses her practice and teaching experience to help organize the book’s cutting-edge research and bring it into the classroom. The text will thoroughly support students′ understanding of human behavior theories and research and their applications to social work engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation across all levels of practice.   This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Table of Contents:
Case Studies Preface Note from the Editors Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors Part I . A Multidimensional, Multitheoretical Approach for Multifaceted Social Work Chapter 1 . Human Behavior: A Multidimensional Approach Human Behavior: Individual and Collective A Multidimensional Approach Diversity, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Global Perspective Knowing and Doing Scientific Knowledge: Theory and Research Organization of the Book Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 2 . Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior Multiple Perspectives for a Multidimensional Approach Systems Perspective Conflict Perspective Exchange and Choice Perspective Social Constructionist Perspective Psychodynamic Perspective Developmental Perspective Behavioral Perspective Humanistic Perspective The Merits of Multiple Perspectives Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Part II . The Multiple Dimensions of the Person Chapter 3 . The Biological Person An Integrative Approach for Understanding the Intersection of Interior Biological Health and Illness and Exterior Environmental Factors Systems Taxonomy: Six Interior Environment Systems Ecobiodevelopmental Framework to Understand the Relationship Between Interior Health and Exterior Environments Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 4 . The Psychological Person Cognition and Emotion Theories of Cognition Theories of Emotion The Self The Self in Relationships The Concept of Stress Coping and Adaptation Normal and Abnormal Coping Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 5 . The Spiritual Person The Spiritual Dimension Theories of Spiritual Development The Role of Spirituality in Social Work Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Part III . The Multiple Dimensions of the Environment Chapter 6 . Cultures and the Physical Environment Physical Environment What Is Culture? Theories of Culture Major Concepts in the Study of Culture Culture and Power Genes and Culture How Culture Changes The Relationship Between the Physical Environment and Human Behavior The Natural Environment The Built Environment Accessible Environments for Persons With Disabilities Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 7 . Families Family Defined The Family in Historical Perspective Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Families Diversity in Family Life Challenges to Family Life Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 8 . Small Groups, Formal Organizations, and Communities Small Groups in Social Work Small Group Structure, Composition, and Processes Theories of Group Processes Formal Organizations: Definition and Theoretical Perspectives Community: Territorial and Relational Theoretical Approaches to Community Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 9 . Social Structure, Social Institutions, and Social Movements: Global and National Patterns of Social Life Contemporary Trends in Global and U.S. Social Institutions Theories of Social Inequality Social Movements: Definition and Theoretical Perspectives Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Part IV . The Changing Life Course Chapter 10 . The Human Life Journey: A Life Course Perspective The Life Course Perspective Theoretical Roots of the Life Course Perspective Basic Concepts of the Life Course Perspective Major Themes of the Life Course Perspective Life Course Developmental Perspective on Families The Life Course Perspective and Social Work Practice Integration With a Multidimensional, Multitheoretical Approach Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 11 . The Journey Begins: Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infancy Sociocultural Organization of Childbearing and Child-Rearing Control Over Conception and Pregnancy Fetal Development At-Risk Newborns Typical Infant Development The Role of Play Childcare Arrangements in Infancy Infants in the Multigenerational Family Risk and Protective Factors in Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infancy Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 12 . Toddlerhood and Early Childhood Typical Development in Toddlerhood and Early Childhood The Role of Play Developmental Delays and Disabilities Early Childhood Education Toddlerhood and Early Childhood in the Multigenerational Family Risks to Healthy Development in Toddlerhood and Early Childhood Protective Factors in Toddlerhood and Early Childhood Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 13 • Middle Childhood Historical Perspective on Middle Childhood Middle Childhood in the Multigenerational Family Development in Middle Childhood Middle Childhood and Formal Schooling Special Challenges in Middle Childhood Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Childhood Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 14 . Adolescence The Social Construction of Adolescence Across Time and Space The Transition From Childhood to Adulthood Biological Aspects of Adolescence Psychological Aspects of Adolescence Social Aspects of Adolescence Adolescent Spirituality/Religiosity Adolescent Sexuality Potential Challenges to Adolescent Development Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Adolescence Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 15 . Young and Middle Adulthood The Meaning of Adulthood Theoretical Approaches to Adulthood Physical Functioning in Young and Middle Adulthood Cognition in Young and Middle Adulthood Personality and Identity in Young and Middle Adulthood Young- and Middle-Adult Spirituality Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood Work in Young and Middle Adulthood Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Young and Middle Adulthood Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources Chapter 16 . Late Adulthood Demographics of the Older-Adult Population Cultural Construction of Late Adulthood Psychosocial Theoretical Perspectives on Social Gerontology Biological Changes in Late Adulthood Psychological Changes in Late Adulthood Social Role Transitions and Life Events of Late Adulthood The Search for Personal Meaning Resources for Meeting the Needs of Elderly Persons The Dying Process Loss, Grief, and Bereavement Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Late Adulthood The Life Course Completed Implications for Social Work Practice Key Terms Active Learning Web Resources 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.