The new, 7th edition of Human Behavior in the Social Environment provides a comprehensive, engaging introduction that deepens social work students’ understanding of people and how they interact and change over the life span and with respect to their social environments.

The new edition has been fully revised to consider how issues at all stages of life affect different populations. It is fully updated with new theories and perspectives throughout, including indigenous theory, new feminism, and restorative justice. It reflects changes in many areas of the curriculum and field, including issues and critiques surrounding the DSM, terminology used in the profession, and other practice realms. Chapters have been supplemented with new end-of-topic assignments and include a brand-new feature, Quick Guides, to support students in their fieldwork.

The rich coverage of the major theories, themes, and issues that are important to understand for social work practice is extended and enlivened by the range of teaching and learning resources available on the dedicated website www.routledgesw.com. Interactive cases and social work profiles bring theory and concepts to life and allow students to apply their knowledge to realistic practice issues.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment develops students’ understanding of the complexity of the issues they will face in the field and the critical thinking skills essential for social work practice. Together with its dedicated website, this foundational text provides a dynamic, experiential introduction for students at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels of social work education and which can be applied to both generalist and specialized practice.

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Interactive Cases | Social Work Profiles | Companion Textbooks

Visit the dedicated New Directions in Social Work Series website to find a wealth of resources to extend and bring to life Human Behavior in the Social Environment.

Interactive Cases – navigate complex situations students will face in their work and apply theory and concepts to real-world situations.

Case Studies - apply concepts to mezzo- and macro-level situations.

Social Work Profiles – explore insights from professional social workers in a range of areas of practice.

Find out more about the companion texts in the New Directions in Social Work Series that together offer a focused and flexible teaching strategy for the social work curriculum.

Anissa Taun Rogers is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 25 years of higher education experience. She currently serves as Professor in the Department of Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She is also chair of the MSW program. She has served as the director of the Social Work Program and as the chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and co-director of Gender and Women Studies at the University of Portland and Associate Dean of the Palm Desert Campus of California State University, San Bernardino.