TY - BOOK AU - DePoy,Elizabeth AU - Gilson,Stephen French TI - Human behavior theory and applications: a critical thinking approach SN - 141299036X AV - BF121 .D439 2012 U1 - 150 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE Publications KW - Human behavior N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: and there was theory -- the scope of human behavior and experience in diverse environments: overview of theory types -- Overview of developmental theories: looking at humans over time -- grand development theories: looking at individuals developing as a whole -- Specific developmental theories: looking at individuals developing as parts -- Overview of environmental theories: looking at humans as sets of conditions -- Proximal environmental theories -- Distal environmental theories -- Overview of categorical theories: looking at humans as population segments -- Categorical theories related to race, ethnicity, culture, religion, and class -- Categorical theories related to sex, gender, and sexual orientation -- Categorical theories related to disability -- Classical and contemporary systems theories: parts and wholes -- New and emerging theories: theory of the 21st century -- Guidelines for application to social work -- Application of development theory to social work -- Application of environmental theory to social work -- Application of categorical theory to social work -- Applicationn of systems theory to social work -- Application of new and emerging theories to social work -- Putting theory to work ER -