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Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Integrating Theory and Evidence-Based Practice

Editors

John S. Wodarski, PhD

Sophia F. Dziegielewski, PhD, LCSW

Description

This comprehensive text offers a solid foundation for asssessment of human behavior in micro, mezzo, and macro settings. The editors offer practical and concrete consideration of how human behavior is affected in different systems: individual, biological, family, community, and organizations. These influences are reviewed in terms of implications for practice.

provide a brief overview of each theoretical model
discuss how empiricism can be applied to the model
describe what methods, techniques, and interventions the model supports in order to change a client's behavior

Contents

Understanding Human Growth and Development: Integrating Theory and Empiricism, Sophia F. Dziegielewski and John S. Wodarski

Part I: Micro and Mezzo Perspectives: Individual Approaches to Human Growth and Development

Carolyn Hilarski, Sophia Dziegielewski, and John S. Wodarski

The Interplay Between Biology, Genetics, and Human Behavior, Shawn A. Lawrence and Kim Zittel-Palamara
Cognitive Variables as Factors in Human Growth and Development, Catherine N. Dulmus
The Life Span Perspective, Diane Dwyer and Janice Hunt-Jackson
Labeling Theory and Human Development, Michael Sullivan

Part II: Mezzo and Macro Perspectives: Group Variables in Human Growth and Development

Carolyn Hilarski, John S. Wodarski, and Sophia F. Dziegielewski

Learning Theories: Their Application to Understanding Human Behavior, Gerald Moore, Jr., David Skiba, and Jennifer Hall
Social Exchange Theory in Understanding Human Growth and Development, Lisa Rapp-Paglicci
Introduction to Human Behavior: Group Level Variables, Karen D. Smith, Claudia M. Leo, and Elaine M. Maccio
Macro-Level Variables as Factors in Human Growth and Development, Sophia F. Dziegielewski and John S. Wodarski