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Social Work and the Environment

Author : Michael Kim Zapf
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
ISBN 13 : 1551303574
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Social Work and the Environment written by Michael Kim Zapf and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking new work provides a detailed and extensive comparison of how the physical environment has been conceptualized in social work and other professions, and offers a new and attractive foundational metaphor for social work. The author acknowledges the need for greater awareness and action regarding environmental impacts and the book promotes more comprehensive notions of responsibility, identity, and stewardship that lead to a dynamic metaphor of people as place as the foundation for relevant social work practice in the early 21st century. Why is that a profession with a declared focus on ""person-in-environment"" has been so silent on the environmental crisis? Mainstream social work theory has narrowed the understanding of environment to include merely the social environment, but this approach is no longer sufficient for participation in multi-disciplinary efforts to tackle urgent environmental issues. Transformative notions of responsibility, identity, and stewardship have been developed on the fringes of our professional community: rural/remote social workers, Aboriginal social workers, and international and spiritual social workers. They must now move to the core of the profession.

Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Author : Charles Zastrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780534547004
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment written by Charles Zastrow and published by . This book was released on 2000-07-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this best-selling text BY social workers and FOR social workers, Charles Zastrow and Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, nationally prominent social work educators and authors, guide studetns in assessing and evaluating how individuals function within families, groups, organizations and communities during the key stages of the human life span. Zastrow, a member of the CSWE Commission on Accreditation, and Kirst-Ashman, a CSWE Board member, incorporate the most recent CSWE curriculum recommendations throughout. Using an effective, chronological life-span approach, the authors present separate chapters on biological, psychological, and social impacts at the different life-span stages. Chapter One introduces a practical Systems Impact Model that students can apply throughout the book to help them understand individual behavior in macro, mezzo, and micro settings. Consistent with the curriculum policy statements of the CSWE, content on social work values and ethics, diversity, social and economic justice and populations-at-risk is also includes. Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman make theories relevant to myriad practice settings by providing case examples, illustrations, photos, and exercises in every chapter. With thorough coverage of theories at all levels (micro, mezzo, macro) the book is comprehensive and balanced and provides students with a sound base on which to build assessment skills.

Environmental Social Work

Author : Mel Gray
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415678110
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Social Work written by Mel Gray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into three parts, this field-defining work explores what environmental social work is, and how it can be put into practice. It focuses on theory, discussing ecological and social justice, as well as sustainability, spirituality and human rights.

Environment and Social Understanding

Author : Dr Rosina McAlpine
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 0987336290
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Environment and Social Understanding written by Dr Rosina McAlpine and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our children are the leaders of tomorrow so we need to help them increase their social awareness, ethical development & environmental understanding. To sustain our planet & to improve the quality of life for all, we need to take care of people, animals & their environments. To help your children make a positive contribution, they need to be aware of the consequences of their own & other's actions. These 15 minute activities support children's social awareness, ethical development & environmental understanding.It is every parent's wish for their child to grow up happy, healthy & inspired so they can lead a meaningful & fulfilling life. Today's children are very interested in the environment & in a recent study they ranked environmental issues ahead of science, history, IT & art, & only slightly behind English & maths. Children who understand what it means to be environmentally & socially responsible will be able to act ethically in the face of life's many challenges. Empowering children with social and environmental awareness will ensure they make a positive contribution to our world not just part of a family, but as contributing members of community & proactive global citizens. Most children live in societies that are diverse in terms of gender, culture & social status. Children with an awakened social consciousness are more likely to interact responsibly & sensitivity by being empathetic towards others regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, disability, class, or sexual identity. Your children make numerous choices every day & you won't always be there to guide them, so help them develop the ability to act responsibly & navigate life successfully. The activities in this Inspired Children Home Activity Book support your children to develop the skills they need to act ethically & increase their understanding of the many facets of sustainability. For humans, sustainability is about maintaining long-term wellbeing, which has environmental, economic & social aspects.As tomorrow's leaders, our children's social awareness, ethical development & environmental understanding will have a huge impact on their lives & the lives of others. The 15 minute activities help your child understand the environmental & social consequences of their own actions & be proactive members of a family, community & as global citizens.

U.S. Health in International Perspective

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309264146
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Health in International Perspective written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.

Understanding the environment and social policy

Author : Fitzpatrick, Tony
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447319834
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Understanding the environment and social policy written by Fitzpatrick, Tony and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together leading experts, this textbook explores the key social, political, economic and moral challenges that environmental problems pose for social policy in a global context. Combining theory and practice with an interdisciplinary approach, the book reviews the current strategies and policies and provides a critique of proposed future developments in the field. Understanding the environment and social policy guides the reader through the subject in an accessible way using chapter summaries, further reading, recommended webpages, a glossary and questions for discussion. Providing a much-needed overview, the book will be invaluable reading for students, teachers, activists, practitioners and policymakers.

Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Author : Kalea Benner, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826135390
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice written by Kalea Benner, PhD, MSW, LCSW and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative text is the first to introduce practical techniques social workers can use to incorporate social, economic, and environmental justice into their practice. The book emphasizes the role of justice in social work practice across the micro-macro spectrum. By assessing common human needs in relation to human rights, justice, and practice aimed at promoting fairness, students will learn how to incorporate theories and practical perspectives in social work practice with individuals, families, communities, and organizations. With its unique approach, this text focuses on structural oppression and inequities connected to clients' engagement in systems and structures. The impact of disparities on accessing and utilizing resources, and subsequently achieving successful outcomes, is examined through the justice lens. Beginning with an overview of key concepts and theoretical underpinnings that provide foundational knowledge, the text then examines each of the three justice foci --social, economic, and environmental--in detail through specific systems. These systems include criminal justice, education, food security, natural disasters and climate change, health, mental health, housing, and income disparities Throughout the book, readers are asked to reflect on their own perceptions to enhance understanding of the influence of justice on practice. Case studies, diagrams, boxed information, student learning outcomes, chapter summaries, and review questions enhance understanding and application of content. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. Key Features: Emphasizes the role of social, economic, and environmental justice in social work practice Examines the science and theory behind justice as it relates to social work Teaches practical methods for implementing justice-oriented social work practice Authored by prominent instructors actively engaged in co-curricular justice-related content Offers student learning outcomes and summaries in each chapter Presents abundant diagrams and boxes to enhance application of content Provides multiple experiential learning opportunities including case examples and reflective and knowledge-based review questions Offers practical examples of justice-informed social work Includes Instructor's Manual with sample syllabus, PowerPoints, exam questions, and media resources

Social Theory and the Global Environment

Author : Ted Benton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134833032
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Social Theory and the Global Environment written by Ted Benton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book marks a watershed in the social sciences. The qualitative, critical perspective of sociology and allied disciplines challenges the technocentric `managerialism' which dominates environmental policy, its discourse and its impact. The authors explore the relationship between social theory and sustainability in an attempt to transend technical rhetoric and embrace a broader understanding of `nature'.

Empowerment Series: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Author : Charles Zastrow
Publisher : Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 9781337556477
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Empowerment Series: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment written by Charles Zastrow and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, 11th Edition, looks at the lifespan through the lens of social work theory and practice, covering human development and behavior theories within the context of individual, family, group, organizational, and community systems. Using a chronological lifespan approach, the book presents separate chapters on biological, psychological, and social impacts at the different lifespan stages with an emphasis on strengths and empowerment. Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, this edition is up to date and thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended behaviors outlined in the current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Author : Carel B. Germain
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231111409
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Human Behavior in the Social Environment written by Carel B. Germain and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It also takes into account the expected and unexpected stresses, challenges, and life tasks that can influence development within social environments."--BOOK JACKET.

Understanding Globalization

Author : Robert K. Schaeffer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742519978
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Globalization written by Robert K. Schaeffer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-selling text vividly shows how political and economic changes affect people's lives in different settings around the world. Globalization, the author argues, is not completely new. Instead, the current wave of globalization builds on international institutions created just after World War II and was given new impetus by policies introduced in the 1970s and 80s. The new edition has five new chapters as well as updates and changes throughout. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Environment and Social Theory

Author : John Barry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113418462X
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Environment and Social Theory written by John Barry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in an engaging and accessible manner by one of the leading scholars in his field, Environment and Social Theory, completed revised and updated with two new chapters, is an indispensable guide to the way in which the environment and social theory relate to one another. This popular text outlines the complex interlinking of the environment, nature and social theory from ancient and pre-modern thinking to contemporary social theorizing. John Barry: examines the ways major religions such as Judaeo-Christianity have and continue to conceptualize the environment analyzes the way the non-human environment features in Western thinking from Marx and Darwin, to Freud and Horkheimer explores the relationship between gender and the environment, postmodernism and risk society schools of thought, and the contemporary ideology of orthodox economic thinking in social theorising about the environment. How humans value, use and think about the environment, is an increasingly central and important aspect of recent social theory. It has become clear that the present generation is faced with a series of unique environmental dilemmas, largely unprecedented in human history. With summary points, illustrative examples, glossary and further reading sections this invaluable resource will benefit anyone with an interest in environmentalism, politics, sociology, geography, development studies and environmental and ecological economics.

Understanding Climate Change

Author : Sarah Burch
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487518390
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Climate Change written by Sarah Burch and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conversations about climate change are filled with challenges involving complex data, deeply held values, and political issues. Understanding Climate Change examines climate change as both a scientific and a public policy issue. Sarah L. Burch and Sara E. Harris explain the basics of the climate system, climate models and prediction, and human and biophysical impacts, as well as strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The second edition has been fully updated throughout, including coverage of new advances in climate modelling and of the shifting landscape of renewable energy production and distribution. A brand new chapter discusses global governance, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, as well as mitigation efforts at the national and subnational levels. This new chapter makes the book even more relevant to climate change courses housed in social sciences departments such as political science and geography. An effective and integrated introduction to an urgent and controversial issue, this book is well-suited to adoption in a variety of introductory climate change courses found in a number of science and social science departments. Its ultimate goal is to equip readers with the tools needed to become constructive participants in the human response to climate change.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Author : Anissa Taun Rogers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317243544
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Human Behavior in the Social Environment written by Anissa Taun Rogers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This addition to Anissa Rogers' bestselling Human Behavior in the Social Environment expands the original text with new chapters on spirituality, families and groups, organizations, and communities. Written in the compact, concise manner of the original text, the new chapters cover mezzo and macro contexts, and offer additional material valuable to two- and three-semester HBSE courses.

Environmental Social Science

Author : Emilio F. Moran
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444358278
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Social Science written by Emilio F. Moran and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Social Science offers a new synthesis of environmental studies, defining the nature of human-environment interactions and providing the foundation for a new cross-disciplinary enterprise that will make critical theories and research methods accessible across the natural and social sciences. Makes key theories and methods of the social sciences available to biologists and other environmental scientists Explains biological theories and concepts for the social sciences community working on the environment Helps bridge one of the difficult divides in collaborative work in human-environment research Includes much-needed descriptions of how to carry out research that is multinational, multiscale, multitemporal, and multidisciplinary within a complex systems theory context

Environmental Awareness and the Role of Social Media

Author : Narula, Sumit
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522552928
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Awareness and the Role of Social Media written by Narula, Sumit and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social media has quickly become one of the most effective tools in reaching masses of people. As environmental issues are becoming more prevalent and frequently acknowledged, social media is playing an important role in sharing various environmental problems as well as suitable solutions. Environmental Awareness and the Role of Social Media is an essential reference source for individuals seeking to raise awareness of environmental issues through social media platforms. The book examines social media’s use in disaster awareness, sustainability promotion, and marketing environmentally friendly products from an international perspective. This book is an excellent resource for environmentalists, environmental activists, scientists, public figures, policy makers, academicians, and individuals interested in research focused on the impact of social media on issues that affect the entire planet.

Children and Families in the Social Environment

Author : James Garbarino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351528963
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Children and Families in the Social Environment written by James Garbarino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this volume successfully applied Bronfenbrenner's "micro-systems" taxonomy to childrearing and family life. Emphasizing how forces in the environment influence children's behavior, Garbarino has staked out an intermediate position between the psychoanalytic and the systems approach to human development. Taking cognizance of new research and of changes in American society, Garbarino has once again carefully analyzed the importance of children's social relationships. For this wholly revised second edition, he has incorporated a greater emphasis on ethnic, cultural, and racial issues.