TY - BOOK AU - Norlin,Julia M. TI - Human behavior and the social environment: social systems theory SN - 0205359574 AV - HV40 .H7813 2003 U1 - 361.3/2 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Allyn and Bacon KW - Social service KW - Social systems KW - Mathematical models KW - Human behavior N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. 1; Overview --; Ch. 1; Introduction --; Ch. 2; A Social Systems Perspective: The Foundations for Social Systems Theory --; Ch. 3; Social Systems Theory: General Features --; Pt. 2; The Individual --; Ch. 4; The Individual: Theories of Psychology Used by Social Workers --; Ch. 5; Psychosocial Theory: A Social Systems Perspective --; Pt. 3; The Social Group --; Ch. 6; The Social Group: An Introduction --; Ch. 7; The Social Group: Theoretical Support --; Ch. 8; The Family as a System of Roles --; Ch. 9; The Social Group and Family: Social Systems Theory --; Pt. 4; The Formal Organization --; Ch. 10; The Formal Organization: An Introduction --; Ch. 11; The Formal Organization: Social Systems Theory --; Ch. 12; The Formal Organization as a Social System --; Pt. 5; The Community --; Ch. 13; The Community: An Introduction --; Ch. 14; The Community: Social Systems Theory --; Ch. 15; Social Stratification and Diversity N2 - "This text provides a framework for evaluating various theories and a context for addressing social work practice with varying levels of social systems. The text examines the basic concepts in each of the various system sizes: the social group, the family, the organization, and the community."--BOOK JACKET ER -