Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course

Fifth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4833-0390-1
Verlag: SAGE PUBN

Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 259 mm, Gewicht: 1021 g

In this Fifth Edition of her acclaimed text, Elizabeth D. Hutchison uses her multidimensional framework (person, environment, and time) as a way to effectively organize human behavior theory course material in a meaningful way for students. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in the field, the book provides a comprehensive and readable global perspective on the person and environment construct, weaving powerful case studies with recent innovations in theory and research. Examining both predictable and unpredictable changes that can impact human behavior across time, the book looks at all the major developmental stages ranging from conception through very late adulthood, and covers life stages that are often overlooked in other texts (such as very late adulthood).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hutchison, Elizabeth D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Case Studies
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: A Life Course Perspective
A Definition of the Life Course Perspective
Theoretical Roots of the Life Course Perspective
Basic Concepts of the Life Course Perspective
Major Themes of the Life Course Perspective
Strengths and Limitations of the Life Course Perspective
Integration With a Multidimensional, Multitheoretical Approach
Chapter 2: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Sociocultural Organization of Childbearing
Reproductive Genetics
Control Over Conception and Pregnancy
Fetal Development
Pregnancy and the Life Course
At-Risk Newborns
Special Parent Populations
Risk and Protective Factors in Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Chapter 3: Infancy and Toddlerhood
Developmental Niche and Typical Infant and Toddler Development
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Socioemotional Development
The Role of Play
Developmental Disruptions
Child Care Arrangements in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Infants and Toddlers in the Multigenerational Family
Risks to Healthy Infant and Toddler Development
Protective Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 4: Early Childhood
Typical Development in Early Childhood
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood in the Multigenerational Family
Risks to Healthy Development in Early Childhood
Protective Factors in Early Childhood
Chapter 5: Middle Childhood
Historical Perspective on Middle Childhood
Middle Childhood in the Multigenerational Family
Development in Middle Childhood
Middle Childhood and Formal Schooling
Special Challenges in Middle Childhood
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Childhood
Chapter 6: Adolescence
The Social Construction of Adolescence Across Time and Space
The Transition From Childhood to Adulthood
Biological Aspects of Adolescence
Psychological Aspects of Adolescence
Social Aspects of Adolescence
Adolescent Spirituality/Religiosity
Adolescent Sexuality
Potential Challenges to Adolescent Development
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Adolescence
Chapter 7: Young Adulthood
A Definition of Young Adulthood
Theoretical Approaches to Young Adulthood
Physical Functioning in Young Adulthood
The Psychological Self
Social Development and Social Functioning
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Young Adulthood
Chapter 8: Middle Adulthood
The Changing Social Construction of Middle Adulthood
Theories of Middle Adulthood
Biological Changes and Physical and Mental Health in Middle Adulthood
Intellectual Changes in Middle Adulthood
Personality Changes in Middle Adulthood
Spiritual Development in Middle Adulthood
Relationships in Middle Adulthood
Work in Middle Adulthood
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Adulthood
Chapter 9: Late Adulthood
Demographics of the Older Population
Cultural Construction of Late Adulthood
Psychosocial Theoretical Perspectives on Social Gerontology
Biological Changes in Late Adulthood
Psychological Changes in Late Adulthood
Social Role Transitions and Life Events of Late Adulthood
The Search for Personal Meaning
Resources for Meeting the Needs of Elderly Persons
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Late Adulthood
Chapter 10: Very Late Adulthood
Very Late Adulthood: Charting New Territory
Very Late Adulthood in Historical and Cultural Perspective
What We Can Learn From Centenarians
Functional Capacity in Very Late Adulthood
Relationships in Very Late Adulthood
The Housing Continuum
Spirituality in Very Late Adulthood
The Dying Process
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
The Life Course Completed
References
Glossary
Index
About the Author
About the Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Hutchison, Elizabeth D.
Elizabeth D. Hutchison received her MSW from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and her PhD from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She was on the faculty in the social work department at Elms College from 1980 to 1987 and was chair of the department from 1982 to 1987. She was on the faculty in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1987 to 2009, where she taught courses in human behavior and the social environment, social work and social justice, and child and family policy; she also served as field practicum liaison. She has been a social worker in health, mental health, aging, and child and family welfare settings and engaged in volunteer work with incarcerated women and environmental justice for farm workers in the Coachella Valley of California. She is committed to providing social workers with comprehensive, current, and useful frameworks for thinking about human behavior. Her other research interests focus on child and family welfare. She lives in Reno, Nevada, where she enjoys hiking around Lake Tahoe and being a hands-on grandmother to two humans and one dog. She collaborates with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada on local social, racial, economic, and environmental justice issues.