| Description |
xxvi, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment -- 2. Human Behavior in Groups: Theories and Dynamics -- 3. Types of Groups in the Macro Social Environment -- 4. Knowledge and Theories About Organizations -- 5. Social Service Organizational Settings, Goals, and Environmental Contexts -- 6. Organizational Structure and Dynamics -- 7. Human Behavior, Management, and Empowerment in Organizations -- 8. Communities in the Macro Social Environment: Theories and Concepts -- 9. Assessment of Geographic Communities and Empowerment -- 10. Neighborhood Empowerment -- 11. Diversity, Populations-at-risk, and Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment -- 12. Social Justice and the Global Community |
| Summary |
In this text, Karen Kirst-Ashman introduces you to the ins and outs of human behavior in macro settings while helping you develop the necessary skills to think critically about how macro systems affect human behavior and ultimately, the practice of social work. By focusing on empowerment, she highlights the ways that communities, organizations, and groups promote positive change by building upon their strengths-taking you straight to the heart of what social work is all about |
| Notes |
This edition published in 2007 |
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"An empowerment approach" --cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-400) and indexes |
| Subject |
Social ecology.
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Social psychology.
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Human behavior.
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Communities.
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Organizational behavior.
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Social groups.
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Social service.
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| LC no. |
2007920375 |
| ISBN |
0495095141 paperback |
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9780495095149 paperback |
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