ndividual and/or family development may be different for people depending on age, class, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. Since the human experience is complex, many different theories and practice models are utilized to explain human behavior and guide social work practice. Many of these theories focus on human growth and development, psychological and social functioning, and social service delivery. Some theories also emphasize social and economic justice.
For this Assignment:
You will explore the theories of human behavior that account for social privilege and social oppression. The goal of this assignment is to help your understanding of how theories may influence your social work practice.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
Hutchison, E. D. (2019). Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 10, “Very Late Adulthood” (pp. 359-383)
Submit a 5- to 7-page paper in which you:
Describe two theories of human development reviewed in the course.
Describe each theory in terms of its major assumptions about human behavior.
Explain how each theory does or does not account for the influences of social privilege and social oppression.
Explain how these theories may influence your social work practice.