Recent Theories of Human DevelopmentSAGE Publications, 17 oct. 2000 - 336 pages Intended as supplemental reading in courses on theories of development, this book augments traditional core texts by providing students with more depth on about two dozen recent and emerging theories that have appeared over the course of the past 20 years. This period has seen a decline of the traditional "grand" theories that attempt to apply to all people all the time in favor of "micro theories" that focus more on individual differences, so a book like this actually points the way toward the future rather than dryly reviewing the past. In addition, the author inspects the changing ways in which the concept of "theory" itself has been interpreted during this period, and he concludes with a chapter suggesting future directions. |
Table des matières
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Forces of Change | 22 |
The Books Structure and Contents | 25 |
Part I Extensions of Tradition | 27 |
The Theories in Part I | 38 |
Chapter 2 Psychobiology Sociobiology | 39 |
A Background of NeoDarwinism | 40 |
Remaining Challenges | 166 |
Chapter 8 A Potpourri of Theories | 169 |
How Event Knowledge is Generated | 173 |
Stages in the Development of Friendship | 179 |
Lifespan Personality Development | 183 |
Physical Plays Contributions to Development | 188 |
Remaining Challenges | 192 |
Part II Products of Social Movements | 195 |
An EvolutionaryPsychology View of Birth Order | 43 |
Pride and Shame | 46 |
Evolutionary Roots of Inhibition | 47 |
GeneCulture Coevolution | 49 |
Remaining Challenges | 59 |
Chapter 3 Connectionism and Dynamic Systems | 61 |
Brain Structure and Operation | 62 |
Classical Cognitive Science | 64 |
Dynamic Systems and Connectionism | 68 |
MindBrain Development | 78 |
Remaining Challenges | 79 |
Chapter 4 EnvironmentalEcological Theories | 83 |
Activity and Spatial Cognition | 85 |
Making Sense of Immediate Environments | 90 |
The Influence of MacroEnvironments | 96 |
Matching Persons and Environments | 100 |
Remaining Challenges | 102 |
Chapter 5 Beyond Piaget | 105 |
An Elaborated Set of CognitiveDevelopment Stages | 106 |
Socially Constructed Emotions | 111 |
Children as Mindreaders | 113 |
Remaining Challenges | 118 |
Chapter 6 Beyond Vygotsky | 121 |
Microgenetic DataGathering Methods | 128 |
Holistic Versus Analytic | 132 |
Remaining Challenges | 134 |
Chapter 7 Models of Interaction | 135 |
Individuals Developing Within Family Systems | 136 |
A Relational Theory of Emotional Development | 144 |
Selectivity in Development | 153 |
The Interaction Between Collaboration and Expertise | 159 |
Theories Philosophical and Social Climates | 196 |
The Contents of Part II | 205 |
Chapter 9 Growing Up in Poverty | 207 |
A MacroMicro Model for Studying Poverty Children | 208 |
Financial Support and Childrens WellBeing | 212 |
A Theory of the Strain of Living Poor | 213 |
Remaining Challenges | 217 |
Chapter 10 Ethnic Minorities | 219 |
A Scheme for the Study of Minorities Competencies | 221 |
Racial Identity | 226 |
Remaining Challenges | 235 |
Chapter 11 Feminist Perspectives | 237 |
Five Theories in Some Detail | 238 |
Six Theories in Brief | 247 |
Remaining Challenges | 249 |
Chapter 12 Sexual Orientations | 251 |
Recent Theories | 252 |
A Gay Gene? | 254 |
Updated Psychoanalysis | 255 |
Homosexual Identity Formation | 259 |
Constructing a Bisexual Identity | 262 |
Remaining Challenges | 265 |
Part III Final Observations | 267 |
Chapter 13 Retrospect and Prospect | 269 |
Looking Ahead | 272 |
References | 279 |
Name Index | 295 |
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About the Author | 311 |
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