Behavior Science Perspectives on Culture and Community

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.