Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Macro, National, and International Perspective - Softcover

Alexander, Rudolph, Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412950805 ISBN 13: 9781412950800

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Incorporating distinctive international and national perspective

Providing students with in-depth coverage of families, groups, and communities, this text encourages readers to understand the nature of key macro institutions′ impact on human behaviors (and vice versa). The primary chapters include a section on knowledge and theories, followed by the impact on economic and social forces upon these topics. Students develop a solid knowledge of different macro HBSE theories including community, human conduct, inequality, and group theories.

While author Rudolph Alexander Jr. tightly follows CSWE outlines for macro HBSE courses throughout this text, he provides distinctive topical coverage including:

• The impact of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina
• Human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide in international communities and their effect on human needs
• Theoretical discussion of terrorism and terrorist activities

This text is appropriate for social work students taking a macro Human Behavior in the Social Environment course in the upper-level undergraduate or graduate level.

Accompanied by Robust Ancillaries

This text is accompanied by a companion site. The password-protected Instructor Resources include test questions and PowerPoint slides.

The open-access Student Study Site offers quizzes and SAGE journal articles.

About this title

About the Author

Rudolph Alexander, Jr. is a professor and the Director of the BSSW Program at the Ohio State University.

From the Back Cover

Human Behavior and the Social Environment: A Macro, National, and International Perspective is a textbook for one of the primary courses in the social work curriculum titled Human Behavior in the Social Environment. The course is offered usually over two semesters, with one focusing on micro issues (how the individual develops in relation to their social enviroment on an individual, family, and group level). The second section of the course typically focuses on macro issues pertaining to how an individual is shaped by their social environment by macro issues including social institutions, community, and the government. This book is intended for the second sequence of the course. It takes a unique approach by incorporating international issues of globalization, which has been an emerging issue in social work. Although it takes this unique perspective, it still covers the basics of macro social work on a national level. Other important areas that are not well represented in competing texts includes coverage of rural issues, the impact of hurricane Katrina on social and community resources, human rights and social justice, the increasing impact of increasing rates of incarceration, and a special section focusing on crisis theory.

This book has a number of key selling points. They include:

A broad national and international perspective

A timely approach that examines issues such as rural communities, the impact of disaster on communities, and increasing incarceration rates

Provides special emphasis on human needs and social justice

End of chapter discussion questions

A student glossary

Chapter opening photos

An appendix that includes three additonal higher level macro theories which would make the book applicable to Master's level program

This book will also contain a number of features that are essential for any book to be adopted in a HBSE course. They include:

End of chapter discussion questions

Instructor's manual featuring powerpoint slides and a test bank

Student study site for recommended reading, chapter summaries, and flash cards

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412950805
• ISBN 13: 9781412950800
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432