Contemporary Human Behavior Theory

<div class="c-no-headers-number-list_container"> <h3>Brief Table of Contents</h3> <ol start="1"> <li>The Nature of Theories</li> <li>Systems Theory </li> <li>Conflict Theories</li> <li>Theories of Empowerment and Social Capital</li> <li>Feminist Theory</li> <li>Theories of Assimilation, Acculturation, Bicultural Socialization, and Ethnic Minority Identity</li> <li>Psychodynamic Theory</li> <li>Theories of Life Span Development</li> <li>Theories of Cognitive, Moral, and Faith Development</li> <li>Symbolic Interaction</li> <li>Phenomenology, Social Constructionism, and Hermeneutics</li> <li>Behaviorism, Social Learning, and Exchange Theory</li> <li>Transpersonal Theory</li> <li>Application of Theories</li> </ol> </div> <div class="c-header-numbers-with-list_container"> <h3>Detailed Table of Contents</h3> <ol start="1"> <li><strong>The Nature of Theories</strong> <ul> <li>Organization of the Book and Rationale for Selection of Theories</li> <li>Why Study Theories of Human Behavior?</li> <li>Theories: What Are They?</li> <li>The Social Construction of Theories</li> <li>Ideology, Scientific Theory, and Social Work Practice </li> <li>Determinism and Reductionism: A Problem of Social Construction</li> <li>Theories: Application to Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis of Theory: The Missing Dimension </li> <li>An Afterthought: Paths to Human Knowledge</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Systems Theory</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Structural Functionalism</li> <li>The Ecological Perspective</li> <li>Dynamic Systems Theory</li> <li>Deep Ecology</li> <li>Ecofeminism</li> <li>Contemporary Issues </li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Conflict Theories</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Class Conflict</li> <li>Roads from Marx</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Chapter 4: Theories of Empowerment and Social Capital</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Stratification, Oppression, and Inequality: The Sociopolitical Context of Empowerment Theories</li> <li>Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Intersex Empowerment Theories</li> <li>Social Work Empowerment Theories</li> <li>Social Capital Theory</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Feminist Theory</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Feminist Theories</li> <li>Contemporary Thought in Feminist Theory</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Theories of Assimilation, Acculturation, and Bicultural Socialization and Ethnic Minority Identity</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Deficiency Theory</li> <li>The Dual Perspective</li> <li>Bicultural Socialization</li> <li>Ethnic, Racial/Cultural and Minority Identity</li> <li>A Multidimensional Transactional Model of Bicultural Identity</li> <li>Transculturality</li> <li>Cultural Competence</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Psychodynamic Theory</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis</li> <li>Roads from Freud</li> <li>The Freudian Mainstream</li> <li>The Freudian Left</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Theories of Life Span Development</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Theoretical Knowledge about Physical Development</li> <li>Theoretical Knowledge about Sexual Development</li> <li>Theoretical Knowledge about Neurobiology and Neurotransmission</li> <li>Theories of Psychosocial Development: The Life Span Approach</li> <li>Roads from Erikson</li> <li>Theories of Midlife Development</li> <li>Life Span Development and Late Adulthood</li> <li>Life Span Development of Women</li> <li>Shame Resilience Theory</li> <li>Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex Identity Development</li> <li>Stage Theories: Popularity versus Validity</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Theories of Cognitive, Moral, and Faith Development</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Cognitive Development</li> <li>Moral Development</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Symbolic Interaction</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>The Chicago School and Early Interactionism</li> <li>Roads from Mead</li> <li>Role Theory, Reference Groups, and Socialization through the Life Cycle</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Phenomenology, Social Constructionism, and Hermeneutics</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Roads from Schutz</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Behaviorism, Social Learning, and Exchange Theory</strong> <ul> <li>Behaviorism</li> <li>Social Learning Theory</li> <li>Exchange Theory</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Transpersonal Theory</strong> <ul> <li>Historical Context</li> <li>Key Concepts</li> <li>Transpersonal and Integral Theories</li> <li>Contemporary Issues</li> <li>Application to Social Work Practice</li> <li>Critical Analysis</li> <li>Consistency with Social Work Values and Ethics</li> <li>Philosophical Underpinnings</li> <li>Methodological Issues and Empirical Support</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Application of Theories</strong> <ul> <li>Alternative Approaches to Theory Selection</li> <li>“Measuring Up” to the Themes for Critical Reflection on Theories</li> <li>Person-Focused Theories</li> <li>Environment-Focused Theories</li> <li>Twelve Great Ideas</li> <li>An Example of Integrating Theories for a Practice Issue</li> <li>Roads from Here: Future Possibilities and Challenges for Innovation in Human Behavior Theory</li> </ul></li> </ol> <h4 class="h5">References</h4> <h4 class="h5">Discography</h4> <h4 class="h5">Name Index</h4> <h4 class="h5">Subject Index</h4> </div>