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An introduction to theories of human development, Neil J. Salkind

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An introduction to theories of human development, Neil J. Salkind

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An introduction to theories of human development

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52806247

Responsibility statement

Neil J. Salkind

Review

"An Introduction to Theories of Human Development examines the development process, looking at the series of changes that occur as a result of an interaction between biological and environmental factors. Why might our behavior as adults be so different from when we were infants? Why and how does one stage of development follow the next? Are the changes that we experience abrupt in nature or smooth and predictable? Author Neil J. Salkind reflects on such critical questions to help readers understand what happens along the way as one develops from infancy through later life."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

An introduction and important ideas -- An introduction to the study of human development -- Trends and issues in human development -- The maturational and biological approaches -- Arnold Gesell and the maturational model -- The importance of biology : sociobiology and ethology -- The psychodynamic approach -- Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory -- Erik Erickson's focus on psychosocial development -- The behavioral perspective -- The behavioral models of development -- Social learning theory -- The cognitive developmental view -- Jean Piaget's cognitive model -- Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development -- A comparative analysis -- Comparing theories of human development

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