Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This textbook presents the scientifically rigorous work in the last decades that has taken a behavior analytic perspective on larger social and cultural processes, with the eye to potential for contributions to address social and cultural issues. The book presents multiple intersecting perspectives intended for the use and application by graduate-level behavior analysis students. Contributors to this volume include many of the major scholars and practitioners conducting research and/or practicing in communities and larger cultural systems. Their work includes scientifically guided, systemic, and ecologically valid efforts related to community health, sustainability, and social justice efforts, among others, as well as basic research. All science proceeds by progressively building on the work of others, while remaining open to new findings and challenging existing conceptual frameworks. The same is true of cultural behavior science. This process will be explored and elaborated throughout this volume, intentionally assisting students both to learn and to question current theory and methods, while shaping and developing their own research and practice. There is material here to support preparation for specialists who intend to do research or practice with community and cultural-level systems, while providing enough background for students who intend to do direct and clinical work to also make contributions as engaged, informed citizens.
Synopsis
This textbook provides an overview of recent research taking a behavior analytic perspective on social and cultural issues, explaining and evaluating current theory and methodologies. The volume assists students with both learning and questioning current theory and methods, while developing their own research and practice to make contributions as engaged, informed citizens. Additionally, it supports and equips specialists intending to do research or practice with community and cultural-level systems. Contributors include several major scholars and practitioners researching scientifically guided, systemic, and ecologically valid efforts related to community health, sustainability, and social justice efforts, among other areas.
Among the topics discussed:
- History and progress in cultural and community science
- Applying behavioral science to large scale social changes
- Global sustainability: a behavior analytic approach
- Public policy advocacy in culturo-behavior science
Behavior Science Perspectives on Culture and Community serves as a timely and unique reference for an emerging sub-discipline, and will be useful for both students of behavior analysis and specialists working with communities and cultural-level systems.
Synopsis
All science proceeds by progressively building on the work of others while remaining open to new discoveries and challenging existing conceptual frameworks. The same is true of culturo-behavior science.
This textbook presents the scientifically rigorous work of the last several decades that has taken a behavior-analytic view of social and cultural processes, with an eye for contributions that address social and cultural issues. The chapters herein explore and elaborate on the history, theories, and methodologies of culturo-behavior science and those of its researchers and practitioners. Throughout this volume, the authors intentionally prompt students to both learn from and question the current theory and methods while shaping their own research and practice.
This book presents multiple intersecting perspectives intended for graduate-level students of behavior analysis. Contributors to this volume include many of the major scholars and practitioners conducting research and/or practicing in communities and larger cultural systems. Their work is scientifically guided, systemic, and ecologically valid; it includes basic research as well as efforts having applications in community health, sustainability, environmental issues, and social justice, among other matters. There is material here to support specialists preparing to do research or practice within community and cultural-level systems. As well, students who intend to do direct and clinical work will find the background they need to make contributions to the field as engaged, informed citizens.
Synopsis
Section I: Perspectives on Cultural and Community Behavior Science.- Chapter 1. History and Progress in Cultural and Community Science.- Chapter 2: Culturo-Behavioral Systems Analysis: An Ecological Science.- Chapter 3: Contingencies, Metacontingencies, and Culturants.- Chapter 4: Cultural Behavior Science and Complex Systems.- Chapter 5: Leadership in the Analysis of Cultural Systems.- Chapter 6: Ethics for Cultural Behavior Science and Practice.- Chapter 7: Laboratory Studies.- Chapter 8: Establishing a Research Lab for Cultural Science.- Section II: Scientific Applications to Culture & Community.- Chapter 9: Community Health.- Chapter 10: Sustainability.- Chapter 11: The Steady-State Economy of Ecological Economics.- Chapter 12: Integrating Institutional and Culturo-Behavioral Analysis in the Management of Common Pool Resources.- Chapter 13: Climate Change.- Chapter 14: Examples of Research and Clinical Practice Focused on Social Justice.- Chapter 15: Toward a 21st Century, Science-Based "Constructive Programme" Violence and Nonviolence.- Chapter 16: A Behavior Science Account of the Emergence, Evolution, and Decline of Art Movements.- Chapter 17: Social Policy Analysis and Advocacy Anthony Biglan.- Chapter 18: Advocacy, Accompaniment, and Activism Behaviorists for Social Responsibility Planners.