Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment / Edition 5

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:	9781483303918
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/02/2014
Edition description:	Fifth Edition
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Elizabeth D. Hutchison, MSW, Ph D, 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 served as 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. 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 is a hands-on grandmother and an activist on local justice issues.

Leanne W. Charlesworth, LMSW, Ph.D., received her M.S.W from the University at Albany and Ph D from Virginia Commonwealth University. Leanne is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Nazareth College of Rochester, where she teaches a variety of courses including Human Behavior and the Social Environment. She has served in child protection and other capacities within child welfare systems and has been an evaluation consultant to diverse public and private human service agencies. Her research and practice interests focus on poverty, child and family well-being, and child welfare system issues.

Table of Contents

Part I: A Multidimensional Approach for Multifaceted Social Work
Chapter 1 • Human Behavior: A Multidimensional Approach - Elizabeth D. Hutchison
Chapter 2 • Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior - Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Leanne Wood Charlesworth, and Cory Cummings
Part II: The Multiple Dimensions of Person
Chapter 3 • The Biological Person - Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth De Poy
Chapter 4 • The Psychological Person: Cognition, Emotion, Personality, and Self - Jeanne Koller
Chapter 5 • The Psychosocial Person: Relationships, Stress, and Coping - Cory Cummings, Tawanda Hubbard, and Joseph Walsh
Chapter 6 • The Spiritual Person - Michael J. Sheridan
Part III: The Multiple Dimensions of Environment
Chapter 7 • The Physical Environment - Elizabeth D. Hutchison
Chapter 8 • Cultures - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Linwood Cousins
Chapter 9 • Social Structure and Social Institutions: Global and National - Elizabeth D. Hutchison
Chapter 10 • Families - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Tawanda Lynette Hubbard
Chapter 11 • Small Groups - Elizabeth P. Cramer
Chapter 12 • Organizations - Elizabeth D. Hutchison
Chapter 13 • Communities - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Soon Min Lee
Chapter 14 • Social Movements - Elizabeth D. Hutchison
Glossary
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

"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