Macro Systems in the Social Environment

by Long, Dennis D.; Holle, Martha C.

• ISBN13: 9780875814094
• ISBN10: 0875814093
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Understand human development in the context of the social environment with MACRO SYSTEMS IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT! By using social-psychological literature and sociological theory to examine infancy through later adulthood, this social work text shows you the importance of organizations, communities, society, and global influences in assessing human behavior in the social environment. Cases found throughout the text help you master and apply the material by portraying realistic situations.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Macro Systems: Their Importance and Usefulness to the Social Worker	1	(22)
Theory: Ecological-Systems Model	4	(1)
An Institutional View of Social Welfare	5	(3)
Appropriate Value Orientation	8	(1)
Case Example: Friendship House---Homelessness	9	(2)
Time to Think!	11	(5)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Ecological Systems	16	(4)
Suggested Activities	20	(3)
Infancy	23	(30)
Theory: Social Disorganization	25	(3)
Developmental Issues	28	(11)
Case Example: Community Intervention for Mothers and Infants	39	(2)
Time to Think!	41	(6)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Social Disorganization Theory	47	(2)
Suggested Activities	49	(4)
Preschool Children	53	(32)
Theory: Symbolic Interactionism	57	(2)
Developmental Issues	59	(12)
Case Example: Family Life Education---The Lopez Family	71	(3)
Time to Think!	74	(4)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Symbolic Interaction	78	(2)
Suggested Activities	80	(5)
Children of School Age	85	(28)
Theory: Normalization	88	(4)
Developmental Issues	92	(10)
Case Example: Collaborative Planning and Attention Deficit Disorders	102	(2)
Time to Think!	104	(4)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Normalization	108	(2)
Suggested Activities	110	(3)
Adolescence	113	(28)
Theory: Labeling	115	(3)
Developmental Issues	118	(11)
Case Example: Santa Louisa Community Center---Teen Turnaround	129	(2)
Time to Think!	131	(5)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Labeling Theory	136	(1)
Suggested Activities	137	(4)
Young Adulthood	141	(28)
Theory: Value Conflict	143	(1)
Developmental Issues	144	(2)
Interrelationships of Developmental Issues	146	(11)
Case Example: A Jamaican Student Confronts Cultural Issues	157	(2)
Time to Think!	159	(5)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Value-Conflict Theory	164	(2)
Suggested Activities	166	(3)
Middle Adulthood	169	(28)
Theory: Role	172	(2)
Developmental Issues	174	(11)
Case Example: Economics, Employment, and Women	185	(1)
Time to Think!	186	(4)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Role Theory	190	(3)
Suggested Activities	193	(4)
Later Adulthood	197	(32)
Theory: Social Reconstruction	200	(2)
Developmental Issues	202	(13)
Case Example: Empowerment through the Timberland Senior Citizens Center	215	(2)
Time to Think!	217	(6)
Applying a Social Work Framework: Social Reconstruction Theory	223	(2)
Suggested Activities	225	(4)
Achieving Social Justice and Empowerment	229	(16)
Social Justice	229	(3)
The Time Crunch	232	(1)
The Direct/Indirect Distinction	233	(2)
Ecological Theory	235	(1)
The Strengths Perspective	236	(2)
Values and Controlling Bias	238	(1)
Entertaining an International Perspective	239	(2)
Macro-Level Assessment and the Future	241	(4)
Index	245