Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: A Critical Perspective for Social WorkPearson/A and B, 2006 - 506 עמודים Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: A Critical Perspective for Social Work, 2/e is the first HSBE text to approach the subject from a comparative theory perspective, providing coverage of the most current and contemporary theories as well as traditional theories. A consistent framework for analysis is provided for all of the theoretical systems that are covered. This text encourages students to develop critical thinking skills in analyzing and comparing theories, and includes contemporary developments in traditional lifespan theory, theories of political economy, and a separate chapter on transpersonal theory (Ch. 12). Each chapter includes coverage of the research that supports a particular theory, as well as an analysis of the validity of that research; each chapter also includes a discussion of updated "Contemporary Issues." New features to the 2nd edition include updated content in all chapters, as well as new content on:
New theoretical content added to the textbook represents the most contemporary and cutting edge content in theory that is not usually found in other human behavior or theory textbooks. |
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תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 12
... epistemology to move social work research and practice toward a synthesis of relevance and rigor . In her analysis , Swigonski found the values and assumptions of feminist standpoint theory to be congruent with those of the social work ...
... epistemology of Kant and Hegel , is seen in the centrality of the processes of the mind and understanding in phenomenological thought . As Etzkowitz and Glassman ( 1991 , p . 25 ) have noted , " German epistemology came to be called ...
... epistemological conviction that science can never be objective and value - free . As previously discussed , ethnomethodology ... epistemology ( Mahoney , 1991 ) ; ecological psychology ( Greenberg & Pascual - Leone , 1995 ) ; narrative ...
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The Nature of Theories | 1 |
CHAPTER | 24 |
Conflict Theories | 63 |
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