This two-volume work levels both criticism and challenge to
traditional developmental psychology. For too long, developmental
psychologists have been studying individuals as if they developed
in a sociocultural vacuum. As psychologists began to study the
individual's development more broadly, they considered the impact
of a number of other factors in the physical and social
environment: early education, sociocultural differences, mass
communication, alternative living arrangements, and medical
care--to name but a few.Volume I, Historical and Cultural Issues,
examines the problems of behavioral development from historical,
political, theoretical, and cultural points of view. A number of
content areas already familiar to developmental psychologists are
discussed: Piaget's theory, perceptual development, socialization,
and language acquisition. In addition, topics relatively unfamiliar
to American psychologists are included: the contribution of early
European developmentalists such as William and Clara Stern, Alfred
Binet, and Eduard Spranger; and an introduction to recent Soviet
developmental theory.Volume II, Social and Environmental Issues,
considers the effects of changes in social and environmental
conditions upon individual development. The expanding impact of
technology such as the communications media, the importance of
nutrition, and the design of playgrounds and other spaces for
growing children are among the changes examined, as are the impact
of social organizations and interactions within small groups,
focusing upon preschool education, interaction within the family,
and personality development throughout the individual's life.
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