Human behavior in the social environment / Rudolph Alexander,Jr.

Ch 1. Introduction to a Macro Perspective of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Ch 2. Human Needs and Problems Requiring Responses From Organizations, Institutions, and Communities Ch 3. Theories to Explain Macro Systems Ch 4. Major Social Institutions Impacting Human Behaviors: Family and Marriages, Education, and Religion Ch 5. Major Social Institutions Impacting Human Behaviors: Medicine, Mass Media, and Law Ch 6. Organizations Affecting Human Behaviors Ch 7. U.S. urban Communities and Human Behaviors Ch 8. Rural Communities and Human Behaviors Ch 9. International Communities and Human Behaviors References About the Author

Providing students with in-depth coverage of families, groups, and communities, this text encourages readers to understand the nature of key macro institutions' impact on human behaviors (and vice versa). Students develop a solid knowledge of different macro HBSE theories including community, human conduct, inequality, and group theories