Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Social Systems Approach 5th Ed.

This book, titled "Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Social Systems Approach" is a valuable resource for students and practitioners interested in the fields of psychology and social science. The authors, Gary R. Lowe, Ralph E. Anderson, and Irl Carter, provide a comprehensive overview of the subject matter in this new edition textbook.

The book serves as a template of the concentric circles of human behavior, with chapters on fields of behavior, beginning with the person and ranging outward to culture and society. Abundant examples from practice and from behavioral patterns are drawn from the social sciences, topical events, literature, and the authors' personal and professional experiences.

This systems approach is still widely accepted in the human services disciplines, including social work, education, nursing, psychology, and in human services programs themselves. Its ideas have become the organizing framework for curriculum, as well as fruitful sources for new applications of theory and practice. Among the advantages of the social systems approach is that it permits students and practitioners to see connections between fields of practice, between methods, and across professional disciplines and bodies of theory.

The book is a trade paperback with a length of 9.1 inches, a width of 6 inches, and a height of 0.8 inches. It weighs 14.3 ounces and has a total of 329 pages. The book is in the English language and was published by Verlag Max Factory Niemeyer in 1999. It is not a textbook and is ideal for anyone interested in demography, sociology, and social theory.