Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
- Analyze one’s own emotional and cognitive reactions to a case study.
- Summarize four categories of theories about the relationship between the physical environment and human behavior (stimulation, control, behavior settings, and ecocritical).
- Give examples of the benefits and cost of time spent in the natural environment.
- Give examples of the impact of the built environment on human behavior.
- Recognize the role of place attachment in human behavior.
- Suggest policy options for the social problem of homelessness.
- Demonstrate an ability to evaluate specific built environments for their accessibility for people with disabilities.
- Apply knowledge of the relationship between the physical environment and human behavior to recommend guidelines for social work engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.