Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment / Edition 4

by Elizabeth D. Hutchison

Overview

Aimed at students of social work, this companion volume to The Changing Life Course describes how various personal and environmental dimensions combine to produce both continuity and change in human behavior. Case studies illustrate how factors such as individual spirituality, physical health, cultural norms, and social movements influence behavior. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412988797
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/28/2010
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	573
Product dimensions:	8.08(w) x 9.86(h) x 0.90(d)

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 Ph D 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 Ph D 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 Ph D, 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.

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 De Poy
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

Editorial Reviews

This is a book that truly considers the professional development of the students. The author makes a clear effort to show the applications of concepts and theories. The case studies are creative and relevant.”

Alicia Borre

I think the greatest strength of this text is its readability. Sometimes students take courses that are interesting but the text is too academic, too researchy, and too archaic. This text is not only readable but also understandable.”

Debra Mowery

Hutchinson offers a unique text by presenting a melding of theory with practice. Utilizing case examples to highlight this intersection of theory, research, and life experiences, this book truly addresses human behavior in the social environment.”

Carla Mueller

A book that encourages critical thinking about theories and their relevance to practice, is critical for practice in today’s diverse and changing society, and is rooted within social work values and ethics.”

Nicole Lee

This book is a comprehensive collection of theories and perspectives regarding human behavior and the social environment. It is well written, easily accessible, organized, and timely.”

Johanna Slivinske

"Elizabeth Hutchison's latest edition of Dimensions of Human Behavior is a powerful text that captures our changing and developing lives as we each journey through our own distinct life course. The books call our attention to the importance of the interactions of time, people, and environment as our ongoing life story is played out. As social workers, this text draws our attention to the need to better understand development as a cyclical process, unique for each person. Timely client system examples, diverse family development, and good social work implications and interventions are a few of the many strengths in this edition. "

Susan Tebb

A thorough and well-synthesized overview of the central concepts necessary to understanding human behavior in the social environment. The text contains an excellent introduction to key issues and controversies and is presented very logically and intuitively.”

Karl E. Johnson

The Hutchison book does an outstanding job of conceptualizing multidimensional understanding, breadth versus depth, and general knowledge and unique situations.”

Diane Calloway-Graham

The realistic case studies drive home the point that students are preparing to work with real people confronting serious issues—it adds to the professional development we’re trying to do in our program.”

Karla T. Washington

Of all HBSE texts that have saturated the market, Person and Environment continues to lead the way in thoroughness, structure of content, and relevance for student learning.”

Billy P. Blodgett

This text is well written, using fantastic case examples that enhance understanding of the material.

Donna Taylor