Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level
Groups, Communities, and Organizations
1st Edition
Published on 10. February 2017
384 pages
978-0-19-021107-3 (ISBN)
Description
A timely revision in this global age, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level develops a sophisticated and original view of the cultural, global, spiritual, and natural worlds that people inhabit, and explores the impact of these worlds on human behavior. An ecosystems/sustainability framework emerges as a key characteristic of contemporary practice. What is sustainable social work? What are the characteristics of a sustainable community? How is the present exploitation of environmental resources unsustainable for future generations? In accordance with the 2015 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) standards, attention is paid to environmental justice as well as diversity and difference.
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Content
- Cover
- Human Behavior and the Social Environment MACRO LEVEL
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Theoretical Perspectives
- Critical Thinking at the Macro Level
- Paradigm Shift
- Introduction to Macro Theory
- Ecosystems Model
- Sustainability
- Structural Functionalism
- Conflict and Structural Formulations
- Social Justice Approaches: Feminist, Empowerment, and Anti-?Oppressive Perspectives
- Practice Implications
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 2. The Social Psychology of Group Behavior
- Historical Development
- Studies of Social Conformity
- Obedience Studies
- Role Theory
- Studies Involving Context
- Prejudice
- Social Psychology: Scapegoats and Out-?Groups
- Groupthink
- Cults
- Progressive Aspects of Collective Behavior
- Practice Implications
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 3. Families in Society
- The Family as an Ecosystem
- Ethnic Family Patterns
- American Indians
- African-?American Families
- Asian-?American Families
- Gay and Lesbian Families
- Transgender Families
- Macro Policy Issues
- The Impact of Globalization Worldwide
- Family Violence from a Human Rights Perspective
- The Legacy of the Iraq/?Afghanistan Wars
- Promising Initiatives
- Other Empowering Approaches
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 4. Culture and Society
- Cultural Competency, Cultural Humility
- Ethnocentrism
- Culture as Macro System
- Cultural Values
- The Political Manipulation of Cultural Values
- Practice Implications
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 5. Community and Community Development
- Theories of Community Breakdown
- The Community Is Alive and Well
- Self-?Help Communities
- Power and Empowerment in Community Life
- Restorative Justice as Community Justice
- Practice Implications
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 6. Human Behavior and Organizational Environment
- What Is an Organization?
- Adopting a Critical Perspective
- Historical Perspectives: An Overview
- Leadership in Organizational Settings
- Multiple Theoretical Perspectives on Organizations
- Anti-?Oppressive Analysis
- The Corporation
- Classic Views on Alienation
- Extending Critical, Material Perspectives: Structuration Theory
- Organizations that Empower
- Practical Implications
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 7. Human Behavior and the Natural Environment
- Ecological Disaster and Decline: Global Challenges
- The Loss of Biodiversity and Modern Agri-?Business
- War and the Environment
- Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism
- Consumerism
- Global Climate Change
- Conventional Ideas of Community and Environment in Social Work
- Alternative Perspectives on Person and Environment
- An Expanded Ecological Model for Social Work
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- 8. Human Behavior and the Religious/?Spiritual Environment
- Major Religious/?Spiritual Traditions
- Definitions
- The Oppression of Evangelicals in Social Work?
- A Holistic Model
- Sustainability and Spirituality
- Social Work's Early Religious/?Spiritual Heritage
- Social Work's Contemporary Religious/?Spiritual Heritage
- Theoretical Perspectives
- Summary and Conclusion
- Thought Questions
- Appendix: Relevant Internet Sites
- Index
