Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Social Systems ApproachAldine Transaction, 1990 - 283 pagine Since publication of the first edition of Human Behavior in the Social Environment in 1974, over 120,000 students have successfully used this classic text, which takes a social systems approach to human behavioraan approach that perceives connections between fields of practice, between methods, and across professional disciplines and bodies of theory. Completely revised and updated, this fifth edition reflects awareness of the role of varied cultural and ethnic features within the social environment, and recognizes the importance of the lengthened lifecycle. |
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... syntropy to connote an innate drive in living matter to protect itself , to seek synthesis and wholeness . Entropy is a concept from physics that does not apply precisely to social systems . This limitation was recognized early by ...
... syntropy to connote an innate drive in living matter to protect itself , to seek synthesis and wholeness . Entropy is a concept from physics that does not apply precisely to social systems . This limitation was recognized early by ...
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... SYNTROPY . Entropy . " The quantity of energy not capable of conversion into work " ( Asimov , 1970 : 8 ) . Entropy is the tendency of systems to " run down , " to distribute energy randomly so that it becomes less accessible ; the ...
... SYNTROPY . Entropy . " The quantity of energy not capable of conversion into work " ( Asimov , 1970 : 8 ) . Entropy is the tendency of systems to " run down , " to distribute energy randomly so that it becomes less accessible ; the ...
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... SYNTROPY . Syntality . This is the unique character of a group ; analogous to the " personal- ity " of a person . Syntropy . An innate drive in living matter to protect itself , to seek synthesis and wholeness . See ENERGY , ENTROPY ...
... SYNTROPY . Syntality . This is the unique character of a group ; analogous to the " personal- ity " of a person . Syntropy . An innate drive in living matter to protect itself , to seek synthesis and wholeness . See ENERGY , ENTROPY ...
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Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Social Systems Approach Ralph E. Anderson,Irl E. Carter Visualizzazione estratti - 1990 |
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