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Since publication of the first edition of Human Behavior in the Social Environment in 1974, over 120,000 students have successfully used this classic text, which takes a social systems approach to human behavioraan approach that perceives connections between fields of practice, between methods, and across professional disciplines and bodies of theory. Completely revised and updated, this fifth edition reflects awareness of the role of varied cultural and ethnic features within the social environment, and recognizes the importance of the lengthened lifecycle.

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• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Introduction to the Fifth Edition(p. xiii)
• Introduction (1999)(p. xvii)
• 1 Social Systems Theory
• Introduction: Providing Meaning to Theory(p. 1)
• I. Essence and Ancestry: The Atomistic/Holistic Continuum(p. 4)
• II. Energy/Information: The Necessary Element(p. 9)
• III. The Four Basic Energy Functions(p. 11)
• IV. Organization: The Sufficient Element(p. 14)
• V. Causation, Feedback Loops, and Chaos Theory(p. 16)
• Conclusion(p. 19)
• Suggested Readings(p. 20)
• Literary Sources(p. 21)
• Films and Videos(p. 21)
• 2 Aspects of Social Systems
• Introduction: Energy--Evolutionary, Structural, and Behavioral(p. 23)
• I. Evolution of Social Systems: The Interplay of Change and Maintenance(p. 24)
• II. Structural Characteristics(p. 28)
• III. Behavioral Aspects of Social Systems(p. 35)
• Conclusion(p. 39)
• Suggested Readings(p. 39)
• Literary Sources(p. 40)
• Films and Videos(p. 41)
• 3 Culture and Society
• Introduction(p. 43)
• I. Species and Culture: Unique Aspects of the Human Species(p. 48)
• II. Analytic Dimensions of Culture: Qualities of a Society(p. 55)
• Conclusion(p. 66)
• Suggested Readings(p. 67)
• Literary Sources(p. 68)
• Films and Videos(p. 68)
• 4 Communities
• Introduction(p. 73)
• I. Community as System(p. 74)
• II. Definition of Community(p. 76)
• III. The Community in Critical Condition(p. 94)
• Conclusion(p. 96)
• Suggested Readings(p. 97)
• Literary Sources(p. 98)
• Films and Videos(p. 98)
• 5 Organizations
• Introduction(p. 101)
• I. Theories of Organization(p. 103)
• II. The Open Systems Perspective: The Systems Model(p. 113)
• Conclusion(p. 133)
• Suggested Readings(p. 133)
• Literary Sources(p. 135)
• Films and Videos(p. 135)
• 6 Groups
• Introduction(p. 137)
• I. Types of Groups(p. 139)
• II. Dimensions of Groups(p. 144)
• III. Aspects of Group as System(p. 146)
• Conclusion(p. 162)
• Suggested Readings(p. 162)
• Literary Sources(p. 164)
• Films and Videos(p. 164)
• 7 Families
• Introduction(p. 165)
• I. Approaches to Family Analysis(p. 166)
• II. A Social Systems View of Families(p. 182)
• Summary(p. 192)
• Suggested Readings(p. 193)
• Literary Sources(p. 194)
• Films and Videos(p. 195)
• 8 The Person
• I. Theoretical Approaches(p. 197)
• II. The Critical Phases of the Life Cycle(p. 226)
• Conclusion(p. 257)
• Suggested Readings(p. 257)
• Literary Sources(p. 259)
• Films and Videos(p. 260)
• Epilogue
• I. Holonistic Thought(p. 264)
• II. Implied Values and Ethical Positions(p. 267)
• Bibliography(p. 271)
• Literary Sources(p. 285)
• Glossary(p. 287)
• Name Index(p. 297)
• Subject Index(p. 301)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

The late Ralph E. Anderson was Professor Emeritus of the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa.
Irl Carter is Associate Professor Emeritus of the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Carter served as Acting Director, Center for Youth Development.
Gary R. Lowe is Professor and Dean, School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Studies, East Carolina University.