Human Behavior, Communities, Organizations, and Groups in the Macro Social Environment An Empowerment Approach

by Kirst-Ashman, Karen K.

• ISBN13: 9780830415328
• ISBN10: 0830415327
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-10
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

In this text, best-selling author 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment	1	(25)
Communities in the Social Environment: Theories and Concepts	26	(18)
Human Behavior, Power, and Empowerment in Communities	44	(25)
Neighborhood Empowerment	69	(15)
Knowledge and Theories About Organizations	84	(17)
The Internal and External Environments of Organizations	101	(26)
Human Behavior in Traditional Organizational Environments	127	(26)
Human Behavior and Empowerment in Organizations	153	(25)
Empowerment of People with Developmental Disabilities in Community and Organizational Environments	178	(24)
Types of Groups in the Macro Social Environment	202	(17)
Human Behavior in Groups: Theories and Dynamics	219	(23)
Diversity, Populations-at-Risk, and Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment	242