num_pages: 673
description: Help your students understand the mysteries of human behavior with Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman's text. Now available with a personalized online learning plan, this social work-specific book looks at lifespan through the lens of social work theory and practice. The authors use an empowerment approach to cover human development and behavior theories within the context of family, organizational, and community systems. Using a chronological lifespan approach, the authors present separate chapters on biological, psychological, and social impacts at the different lifespan stages with an emphasis on strengths and empowerment.
language: English
title: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment
titlecomplete: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment
genres: Sociology, Textbooks, Academic, Psychology, Social Work, College, School
ratings_count: 173
publisher: Brooks Cole