Human Development in the Life Course - Melodies of Living (Hardcover, New)

Drawing on philosophy, the history of psychology and the natural sciences, this book proposes a new theoretical foundation for the psychology of the life course. It features the study of unique individual life courses in their social and cultural environment, combining the perspectives of developmental and sociocultural psychology, psychotherapy, learning sciences and geronto-psychology. In particular, the book highlights semiotic processes, specific to human development, that allow us to draw upon past experiences, to choose among alternatives and to plan our futures. Imagination is an important outcome of semiotic processes and enables us to deal with daily constraints and transitions, and promotes the transformation of social representation and symbolic systems - giving each person a unique style, or 'melody', of living. The book concludes by questioning the methodology and epistemology of current life course studies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Tania Zittoun • Jaan Valsiner • Dankert Vedeler • Joao Salgado • Miguel M. Goncalves • Dieter Ferring
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	446
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-76938-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology
LSN:	0-521-76938-8
Barcode:	9780521769389

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