Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: A Critical Perspective for Social Work Pract

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Revised edition of Contemporary human behavior theory, c2012.

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For courses in Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE). Encourage students to think critically about social work practice with a multidisciplinary, theoretical approach Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: A Critical Perspective for Social Work Practice takes a multidisciplinary, theoretical approach to HBSE and provides a consistent analytical framework for readers to examine both traditional and contemporary theories. Students are encouraged to develop their critical-thinking skills as they explore each theory and analyse the social, ideological, and economic structures of society that impact individual problems. Each chapter includes coverage of the research that supports a particular theory, an analysis of the validity of that research, and a discussion of contemporary issues. Updated with material that is critical to social work practice today, the 4th Edition includes new cases with practice application exercises, and expanded content on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons' development and empowerment.

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Encourage students to think critically about social work practice with a multidisciplinary, theoretical approach Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: A Critical Perspective for Social Work Practice takes a multidisciplinary, theoretical approach to HBSE and provides a consistent analytical framework for readers to examine both traditional and contemporary theories. Students are encouraged to develop their critical-thinking skills as they explore each theory and analyze the social, ideological, and economic structures of society that impact individual problems. Each chapter includes coverage of the research that supports a particular theory, an analysis of the validity of that research, and a discussion of contemporary issues. Updated with material that is critical to social work practice today, the 4th Edition includes new cases with practice application exercises, and expanded content on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons' development and empowerment.

Author Biography

About our authors Susan P. Robbins, PhD, LCSW, is Professor at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work. She has been a clinical and forensic social worker and educator for over 35 years. She served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Social Work Education from 2013-2016 and is the lead author of two monographs on drug abuse prevention. She is also a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Social Work and the Social Workers' Desk Reference and has published numerous journal articles. She teaches courses on theory, human behavior in the social environment, mediation and a national award-winning graduate course on substance abuse. In 2016 she was the recipient of the Sol Gothard Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. Pranab Chatterjee, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the Mandell School of Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of many books and journal articles on the welfare state, social policy and human behavior. His books, Approaches to the Welfare State (1996) and Repackaging the Welfare State (1999), both published by NASW Press, show how the welfare states require an economic surplus. Further, the books show how the welfare state is often an ideological compromise and a camouflage for many types of conflict, as well as a by-product of industrialization. His co-authored papers on human behavior in the Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare and Social Development Issues, dispute the theory of universal stages of human development and suggest that adolescence and old age are socially constructed in local communities. His challenge of existing theories of human development, thus, suggest that human behavior is locally constructed and cannot be seen as a universal phenomenon. Edward R. Canda, MA, MSW, PhD, is Professor and Coordinator of the Spiritual Diversity Initiative at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. Dr. Canda's research and service address connections between cultural diversity, spirituality and resilience in relation to health, mental health and disabilities. For over 40 years, Professor Canda has been exploring insights from Eastern philosophy for social welfare. He has about 200 publications and has conducted about 230 presentations in the United States and in many other countries, especially in East Asia and Central Europe. His widely cited coauthored book, Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice (1999/2010) was published by Oxford University Press. In 2013, he received the Council on Social Work Education's Significant Lifetime Achievement Award for innovations on spirituality through scholarship and education. George Stuart Leibowitz, PhD, LICSW, is Professor at Stony Brook University, School of Social Welfare in New York, where he teaches human behavior in the social environment and courses on trauma, substance abuse and clinical practice. He is Chair of the Integrated Health program and is Project Director for the 2017 HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training grant. Dr. Leibowitz's research agenda includes understanding and addressing addictions among underserved populations, as well as restorative justice and assessment and interventions with juveniles with sexually harmful behavior. He has published research articles in journals such as Trauma and Dissociation, Criminal Justice and Behavior and Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. He recently coedited the 2nd edition of Forensic Social Work: Psychosocial and Legal Issues Across Diverse Populations and Settings, published by Springer Publishing in 2017.

Table of Contents

1. The Nature of Theories 2. Systems Theory 3. Conflict Theories 4. Theories of Empowerment and Social Capital 5. Feminist Theory 6. Theories of Assimilation, Acculturation, Bicultural Socialization, and Ethnic Minority Identity 7. Psychodynamic Theory 8. Theories of Life Span Development 9. Theories of Cognitive, Moral, and Faith Development 10. Symbolic Interaction 11. Phenomenology, Social Constructionism, and Hermeneutics 12. Behaviorism, Social Learning, and Exchange Theory 13. Transpersonal Theory 14. Application of Theories

Feature

Hallmark features of this title Takes a comparative, multidisciplinary, theoretical approach, with coverage of both historical and contemporary perspectives on each theory. Provides a consistent framework for analysis of all theories in every chapter. Encourages critical thinking about theories, asking students to question why people behave the way they do and to better understand the role of various influences on human behavior. Presents research supporting each theory, along with philosophical and methodological assumptions and an analysis of whether the theory is supported by the research.

New Feature

New and updated features of this title NEW: Assists students in applying theory to practice with new case vignettes and practice application exercises. UPDATED: Incorporates new and revised material that is critical to social work practice today.

Details ISBN0134779266 Author George Leibowitz Pages 560 Year 2018 ISBN-10 0134779266 ISBN-13 9780134779263 Edition 4th Format Paperback Subtitle A Critical Perspective for Social Work Practice Country of Publication United States DEWEY 361 Short Title Contemporary Human Behavior Theory Language English Series What's New in Social Work UK Release Date 2018-08-22 AU Release Date 2018-06-21 NZ Release Date 2018-06-21 Place of Publication Upper Saddle River Imprint Pearson Publisher Pearson Education (US) Edition Description 4th edition Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publication Date 2018-08-29 US Release Date 2018-08-29 We've got this

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