Social Work Textbooks on Human Behavior and the Social Environment: An Analysis of the Social Environment Component

This analysis of fourteen foundation frequently used Human Behavior and Social Environment (HB&SE) textbooks is based on the Council on Social Work Education's (2001) guidelines for HB&SE and a framework for integrating content related to the social environment. Specific criteria for as...

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Published in:Journal of human behavior in the social environment 2005-04, Vol.10 (3), p.85-110
Main Authors: Taylor, Sarah, Mulroy, Elizabeth A., Austin, Michael J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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HB&SE textbooks
human behavior textbooks
social environment component
social environment textbooks
Social work textbooks
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Summary:This analysis of fourteen foundation frequently used Human Behavior and Social Environment (HB&SE) textbooks is based on the Council on Social Work Education's (2001) guidelines for HB&SE and a framework for integrating content related to the social environment. Specific criteria for assessment included how well the textbook reflected the reciprocal nature of human behavior and the social environment, presented a strengths perspective, incorporated diversity content, and covered material related to families, groups, organizations, communities and political economy. Three types of HB&SE textbooks were identified (life cycle, systems, and theory), and results are presented by textbook type. The findings suggest that increased attention to content related to the macro social environment and to the inter-relationships of macro, meso, and micro forces would strengthen HB&SE texts.
ISSN:1091-1359
1540-3556
DOI:10.1300/J137v10n03_04