Comprising more than 250 informative entries, The Encyclopedia of Human Ecology examines the interdisciplinary and complex topic of human ecology. Knowledge gathered from disciplines that study individuals and groups is blended with information about the environment from the fields of family science, geography, anthropology, urban planning, and environmental science. At the same time, professions intended to enhance individual and family life--marriage and family therapy, clinical psychology, social work, dietetic and other health professions--are represented alongside those concerned with the preservation, conservation, and management of the environment and its resources.
How rampant are eating disorders among our youth? Are AIDS educational programs effective? What problems do adolescents transitioning into adulthood encounter? Here, four leading scholars in the field have assembled a team of top-tier psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and other experts to explore these and hundreds of other timely issues.
About the Author: Julia R. Miller is dean of the College of Human Ecology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Richard M. Lerner holds the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science in the Department of Child Development at Tufts University, Medford/Somerville, MA.
Lawrence B. Schiamberg is associate dean of the College of Human Ecology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Pamela M. Anderson is a doctoral student in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, Medford/Somerville, MA.
