Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course presents a current and comprehensive examination of human behavior across time using a multidimensional framework. Author Elizabeth D. Hutchison explores both the predictable and unpredictable changes that can affect human behavior through all the major developmental stages of the life course, from conception to very late adulthood. Aligned with the 2015 curriculum guidelines set forth by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the Sixth Edition has been substantially updated with contemporary issues related to gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and social class and disability across the lifespan.
 
Table of contents 

Case Studies
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 A Life Course Perspective
Chapter Outline
Chapter 2 Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Chapter Outline
Chapter 3 Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter Outline
Chapter 4 Early Childhood
Chapter Outline
Chapter 5 Middle Childhood
Chapter Outline
Chapter 6 Adolescence
Chapter Outline
Chapter 7 Young Adulthood
Chapter Outline
Chapter 9 Late Adulthood
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Chapter 10 Very Late Adulthood
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
• Case Study 10.1: Margaret Davis Stays at Home
• Case Study 10.2: Pete Mullin Loses His Sister’s Support
• Case Study 10.3: Marie Cipriani Is Losing Her Life Partner
Very Late Adulthood: Charting New Territory
Very Late Adulthood in Historical and Cultural Perspective
What We Can Learn From Centenarians
Functional Capacity in Very Late Adulthood
Relationships in Very Late Adulthood
Relationships With Family and Friends
Intimacy and Sexuality in Very Late Adulthood
Relationships With Organizations and Community
The Use of Technology
The Housing Continuum
Spirituality in Very Late Adulthood
The Dying Process
Advance Directives
Care of People Who Are Dying
End-of-Life Signs and Symptoms
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
Theories and Models of Loss
Culture and Bereavement
The Life Course Completed
Implications for Social Work Practice
Key Terms
Active Learning
Web Resources
References
Glossary
Index
About the Author
About the Contributors