Understanding human behavior and the social environment. /
Charles Zastrow, Karen K. Kirst-Ashman.
- 6th ed.
- Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole--Thomson Learning, 2004.
- xxii, 647 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-616) and indexes.
Contents: Theoretical perspectives on human behavior and the social environment -- Biological systems and their impacts on infancy and childhood -- Psychological systems and their impacts on infancy and childhood -- Social systems and their impacts on infancy and childhood -- Ethnocentrism and racism -- Biological systems and their impacts on adolescence and young adulthood -- Psychological systems and their impacts on adolescence and young adulthood -- Social systems and their impacts on adolescence and young adulthood -- Gender roles and sexism -- Biological systems and their impacts on middle adulthood -- Psychological systems and their impacts on middle adulthood -- Social systems and their impacts on middle adulthood -- Sexual orientation -- Biological systems and their impacts on later adulthood -- Psychological systems and their impacts on later adulthood -- Social systems and their impacts on later adulthood --