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Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Shifting Paradigms in Essential Knowledge for Social Work Practice

Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Shifting Paradigms in Essential Knowledge for Social Work Practice more books like this

by Joe M Schriver

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World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction

World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction more books like this

by Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

In "World-Systems Analysis," Immanuel Wallerstein provides a concise and accessible introduction to the comprehensive approach that he pioneered thirty years ago to understanding the history and development of the modern world. Since Wallerstein first developed world-systems analysis, it has become a widely utilized methodology within the ...

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Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Social Systems Approach

Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Social Systems Approach more books like this

by Ralph E Anderson

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Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology

Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology more books like this

by Patrick Nolan

Human Societies differs from most texts written for the introductory sociology course, being neither a survey of contemporary Americana society nor an eclectic, encyclopedia-like collection of topics, perspectives, and conflicting theories. Taking a macrosociological, global approach, it offers an introduction to sociology that is truly ...

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The Social System

The Social System more books like this

by Talcott Parsons

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Seeing Systems

Seeing Systems more books like this

by Barry Oshry

Seeing Systems is the most accessible, penetrating book available on the dynamics of systems. In it, Barry Oshry explains why so many efforts at creating more satisfying and productive systems end in disappointment, and proposes an entirely new framework for dealing with human behavior. Oshry shows us how teams of top executives regularly fall ...

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Aesthetics of change.

Aesthetics of change. more books like this

by Bradford P. Keeney

The fundamental concern of psychotherapy is change. While practitioners are constantly greeted with new strategies, techniques, programs, and interventions, this book argues that the full benefits of the therapeutic process cannot be realized without fundamental revision of the concept of change itself. Applying cybernetic thought to family ...

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Revolutionary change

Revolutionary change more books like this

by Chalmers A Johnson

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Marriage and Marital Therapy: Psychoanalytic, Behavioral, and Systems Theory Perspectives more books like this

by Thomas J Paolino (Editor), Barbara S McCrady (Editor)

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Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology

Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology more books like this

by Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski

A classic, Human Societies differs from most texts written for the introductory sociology course, being neither a survey of contemporary Americana society nor an eclectic, encyclopedia-like collection of topics, perspectives, and conflicting theories. Taking a macrosociological, global approach, it offers an introduction to sociology that is truly ...

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The limits of organization

The limits of organization more books like this

by Kenneth J Arrow

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Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition more books like this

by Robert Axelrod

Robert Axelrod is widely known for his groundbreaking work in game theory and complexity theory. He is a leader in applying computer modeling to social science problems. His book The Evolution of Cooperation has been hailed as a seminal contribution and has been translated into eight languages since its initial publication. The Complexity of ...

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Social Environment and Human Behavior: A Diversity Perspective more books like this

by Magaly Queralt

This is the first Human Behavior and Social Environment (HBSE) book to truly integrate and emphasize multicultural material throughout the chapters, and to provide readers with an introduction to the realities of practice with diverse populations. It provides comprehensive, balanced, and in-depth coverage of the subject matter rather than using a ...

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Social Systems more books like this

by Professor Niklas Luhmann, John Bednarz (Translator), Dirk Baecker (Translator)

In this presentation of a general theory of systems, Germany's most prominent and controversial social thinker sets out a contribution to sociology that reworks our understanding of meaning and communication. It closely interrelates such different traditions as German idealism, phenomenology, systems theory, sociological functionalism, and the ...

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Designing freedom more books like this

by Stafford Beer

The Stafford Beer Classic Library "Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world’s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know." Dr Russell L Ackoff, The ...

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System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life more books like this

by Professor Robert Jervis

"System Effects presents a new way of looking at the international system as a network of inter-connections. The scholarship is sound, historically rich, and logically compelling."--Glenn H. Snyder, Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Based on more than three decades of observation, Robert Jervis concludes in this ...

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Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages more books like this

by Dr. Saskia Sassen

Where does the nation-state end and globalization begin? In "Territory, Authority, Rights," one of the world's leading authorities on globalization shows how the national state made today's global era possible. Saskia Sassen argues that even while globalization is best understood as "denationalization," it continues to be shaped, channeled, and ...

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Living Systems more books like this

by James Grier Miller

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Social Emergence: Societies as Complex Systems more books like this

by R Keith Sawyer

Argues that societies are complex dynamical sytems that can be understood through the concept of emergence.

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Toward a General Theory of Action more books like this

by Talcott Parsons (Editor), Edward Albert Shils

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Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Social Systems Theory more books like this

by Orren Dale, Rebecca Smith, Julia M Norlin

"This unique text provides a framework for evaluating various Human Behavior theories, providing a context for exploring social work practice through varying levels of social systems." This revision places current theories of human behavior in a systems context. It is based upon a generalist practice foundation and includes practice examples that ...

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On purposeful systems more books like this

by Russell Lincoln Ackoff, F. E. Emery

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Systems Theory and Family Therapy: A Primer - Second Edition more books like this

by Dr. Dorothy Stroh Becvar, Dr. Raphael J Becvar

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An Introduction to the World-System Perspective: Second Edition more books like this

by Thomas R Shannon

In this second edition, Dr. Shannon extends his overall assessment of the world-system perspective to include the new theoretical and empirical developments in the field since 1989. Incorporating most leading arguments of world-system theorists, he addresses the fall of the Eastern Bloc as well as such current topics as relations with indigenous ...

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Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Shifting Paradigms Inessential Knowledge for Social Work more books like this

by Joe M. Schriver

This is a revision of a book that was the first to thoroughly integrate new perspectives into the traditional Human Behavior and Social Environment field. Researchers are constantly looking for new information on topics like feminism, creativity, religion, multiple intelligences, violence, technology, etc. This book meets all new Council on Social ...

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