Concepts and Theories of Human Development
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-99323-2 (ISBN)
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Key features of this edition include:
Two brand new chapters:
‘Developmental Methodology’, which explores the useful and problematic approaches to describing, explaining, and optimising individual development across time and place offering insights into common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
‘Applied Developmental Science’, which focuses on applying dynamic, RDS-based concepts to advance social justice, foster moral and character development, and strengthen democracy.
A new exploration of what it means to be human, a theme that is woven throughout the entire text.
Discussions on recent methodological innovations in developmental science, providing tools to better understand the unique, person-specific features of human life.
An essential resource for students and professionals alike, this book has become the go-to resource for graduate students studying for their comprehensive exams on human development.
The book is supported by a website featuring videos from the author and scholars in the field of human development, available at routledgelearning.com/conceptshumandev.
Richard M. Lerner is the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, in the Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, at Tufts University.
Foreword by Michael E. Lamb and Marc H. Bornstein Preface Chapter 1: On the Primacy of Concepts and Theories in the Scientific Study of Human Development Chapter 2: Concepts and Theories Within Contemporary Developmental Science: An Overview Chapter 3: Philosophical and Scientific Roots of Contemporary Developmental Science Chapter 4: Metatheoretical Models of Development Chapter 5: Theoretical Roots of Contemporary Developmental Science: Nomothetic (Stage), Differential, and Idiographic Approaches Chapter 6: Toward Resolving the Nature-Nurture Controversy Chapter 7: Towards Resolving the Nature-Nurture Controversy: Contributions and Implications of the Scholarship of T. C. Schneirla Chapter 8: The Orthogenetic Principle and the Resolution of the Continuity-Discontinuity Issue: Contributions and Implications of the Work of Heinz Wener Chapter 9: Dynamic, Relational Developmental Systems-Based Theories: Comparative, Evolutionary, and Ontogenetic Conceptions Chapter 10: Dynamic, Relational Developmental Systems-Based Theories: Sample Cases Chapter 11: Genetic Reductionism in Developmental Science: Samples Cases From the Twentieth Century Chapter 12: Genetic Reductionism in Developmental Science: Sample Cases from the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Chapter 13: Developmental Methodology: Implications of Dynamic, Relational Developmental Systems-Based Concepts Chapter 14: Applying Developmental Science: Implications for Human Flourishing, A Habitable World, and Social Justice Afterword by Sara K. Johnson and Theo Klimstra
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 22 Tables, black and white; 52 Line drawings, black and white; 158 Halftones, black and white; 210 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-99323-5 / 1032993235 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-99323-2 / 9781032993232 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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