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Human Behavior in the Social Environment
UPDATED EDITION OF BESTSELLER
DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR:
The Changing Life Course
FIFTH EDITION
Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Virginia Commonwealth University (Emerita)
"Overall, I believe Elizabeth Hutchison has done an outstanding job in addressing the unique biopsychosocial aspects
associated with each stage of development along the life course."
—David Skiba, Niagara University
In the Fifth Edition of her acclaimed text, Hutchison uses her multidimensional framework to examine the influences that
can impact human behavior across time. Thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent developments in the field, the book
weaves its hallmark case studies with the latest innovations in theory and research to provide a comprehensive and global
perspective on all the major developmental life stages, from conception through very late adulthood.
CONTENTS 1: A Life Course Perspective / 2: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth / 3: Infancy and Toddlerhood / 4: Early Childhood / 5: Middle
Childhood / 6: Adolescence / 7: Young Adulthood / 8: Middle Adulthood / 9: Late Adulthood / 10: Very Late Adulthood
ISBN: 978-1-4833-0390-1 • SEPTEMBER 2014 • 576 PAGES • •
UPDATED EDITION OF BESTSELLER
DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR:
Person and Environment
FIFTH EDITION
Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Virginia Commonwealth University (Emerita)
"Of all HBSE texts that have saturated the market, Person and Environment continues to lead the way in thoroughness,
structure of content, and relevance for student learning."
—Billy P. Blodgett, West Texas A&M University
In the Fifth Edition of her other Dimensions of Human Behavior acclaimed text, Hutchison explores the multiple
dimensions of both person and environment and their dynamic interaction in the production of human behavior. Thoroughly
updated, the text weaves its hallmark case studies with the latest innovations in theory and research for a comprehensive
and global perspective on human behavior.
CONTENTS PART I: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH FOR MULTIFACETED SOCIAL WORK / 1. Human Behavior: A Multidimensional Approach / 2.
Theoretical Perspectives on Human Behavior / PART II: THE MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF PERSON / 3: The Biological Person / 4: The Psychological
Person: Cognition, Emotion, and Self / 5: The Psychosocial Person: Relationships, Stress, and Coping / 6: The Spiritual Person / PART III. THE MULTIPLE
DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENT / 7: The Physical Environment / 8: Culture / 9: Social Structure and Social Institutions: Global and National / 10:
Families / 11: Small Groups / 12: Formal Organizations / 13: Communities / 14: Social Movements
ISBN: 978-1-4833-0391-8 • OCTOBER 2014 • 624 PAGES • •
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