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Human Behavior and the Social Environment: A Macro, National, and International Perspective is a textbook for one of the primary courses in the social work curriculum titled Human Behavior in the Social Environment The course is offered usually over twsemesters, with one focusing on micrissues (how the individual develops in relation ttheir social enviroment on an individual, family, and group level) The second section of the course typically focuses on macrissues pertaining thow an individual is shaped by their social environment by macrissues including social institutions, community, and the government This book is intended for the second sequence of the course It takes a unique approach by incorporating international issues of globalization, which has been an emerging issue in social work Although it takes this unique perspective, it still covers the basics of macrsocial work on a national level Other important areas that are not well represented in competing texts includes coverage of rural issues, the impact of hurricane Katrina on social and community resources, human rights and social justice, the increasing impact of increasing rates of incarceration, and a special section focusing on crisis theory This book has a number of key selling points They include: A broad national and international perspective A timely approach that examines issues such as rural communities, the impact of disaster on communities, and increasing incarceration rates Provides special emphasis on human needs and social justice End of chapter discussion questions A student glossary Chapter opening photos An appendix that includes three additonal higher level macrtheories which would make the book applicable tMasters level program This book will alscontain a number of features that are essential for any book tbe adopted in a HBSE course They include: End of chapter discussion questions Instructors manual featuring powerpoint slides and a test bank Student study site for recommended reading, chapter summaries, and flash cards
