This bestselling textbook provides an engaging introduction to 11
major theories about human development that continue to guide
research, intervention, and practice. The theories are grouped into
three families: those that emphasize biological systems, those that
focus on environmental factors, and those that reflect the
interaction between the two. This organization encourages readers
to evaluate, compare, and contrast key theoretical ideas both
within and across families. Pedagogical features foster critical
thinking and an active approach to learning. Each family of
theories is introduced with a brief overview of their unique
perspectives and the rationale for grouping them together.
Discussion of each theory includes the cultural/historical context
within which the theory developed, key concepts and ideas,
extensions of the theory in new directions, a research example, an
illustration of how the theory is applied in contemporary practice,
and an analysis of how the theory answers six basic questions that
a theory of human development should address. Each chapter begins
with a case example and related application. There is expanded
visual material throughout to enhance and extend key concepts. The
third edition also features: a new chapter, "Social Justice
Theory," which addresses definitions of social justice, the
development of social justice reasoning, emotional foundations, and
behaviors related to activism, with particular focus on societal
conditions of privilege and disadvantage that create social
inequities and impact developmental outcomes consideration of
social justice themes as they emerge across theories an increased
focus on how theories account for and characterize individual
differences, and the value of diversity for human adaptation a new
emphasis on gender and sexual identities across theories greater
attention to the role of culture as it is featured within each
theory, as a component of the macro environment, and as it is
internalized through socialization processes a revised epilogue,
focusing on implications for family dynamics and links from theory
to practice By focusing on theories that have had a major impact on
development science, this book is ideal for advanced undergraduate
and graduate courses in theories of development, lifespan, or child
development, taught in the fields of psychology, human development,
family studies, education, and social work.
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