Longres, John F. creator text Itasca, Ill F.E. Peacock Publishers c1995 2nd ed. monographic xvii, 566 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Critical perspective on social systems: Critical perspective; Systems approach to human behavior, the individual as a system; Person in environment, social systems and social roles -- Communities in society: Diversity in community life; Social history of ethnic communities in the United States; New arrivals; Ethnic community relations in American society -- Family life: Family as a social institution; Diversity in family lifestyles; Family as a social organization, identifying well-being; Family as a social organization, analyzing well-being -- Large and small groups: Social interaction in groups and organizations; Social interaction, social exchange and Marxian theories; Social interaction, anomie and symbolic interactionism -- Individual development across the life span: Three psychological perspectives, psychodynamic, cognitive development, and learning; Life-span development, prenatal influences and early life; Life-span development, childhood and adolescence; Life-span development, early, middle, and later adulthood -- Glossary. John F. Longres. Includes index. Social service Social psychology Families Minorities HV91 .L85 0875813798 9780875813790