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Changing Conceptions of Psychological Life is an interdisciplinary
look at personal constructions of self. This book is a product of
the 30th Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society. The
contributing authors constitute the original cast invited to speak
on the theme of how individuals come to construe psychological
lives--their own and others. Their concerns are how our sense of
ourselves emerges developmentally, culturally, and historically,
and the implications such constructions have for personal, social,
and political change. Together, the authors compose an
international and interdisciplinary group of scholars well regarded
for their work on topics as diverse as adolescence, language,
aging, romance, and morality. Creating a level of discourse about
selves and mind--and how they have been and should be studied--the
volume is broken down into four parts; Part I includes work that is
principally concerned with elevating the position of our experience
of ourselves in constructing who we are. The next section focuses
on the corrections presumed to exist between the conceptions of
self and the conceptions of mental life. Each chapter offers
additional information on the dynamics of temperament, attachment,
personality, and regulation. Part III is concerned with cultural
contexts that frame developing conceptions of self and mental life.
Finally, the last section situates conceptions of mental life
directly and dramatically in the social contexts of their making.
Readers will find in these pages a programmatic effort variously
attuned to selves and minds as dynamic and structured, present and
represented, felt and known, non-languaged and storied, and
embodied and theorized. The volume is suitable for certain
upper-level undergraduate and graduate seminars dealing with
clinical, cognitive, cultural, and developmental matters and sought
out by active researchers and practitioners in the field.
This volume in the JPS Series is intended to help crystallize the
emergence of a new field, "Developmental Social Cognitive
Neuroscience," aimed at elucidating the neural correlates of the
development of socio-emotional experience and behavior. No one any
longer doubts that infants are born with a biologically based head
start in accomplishing their important life tasks--genetic
resources, if you will, that are exploited differently in different
contexts. Nevertheless, it is also true that socially relevant
neural functions develop slowly during childhood and that this
development is owed to complex interactions among genes, social and
cultural environments, and children's own behavior. A key challenge
lies in finding appropriate ways of describing these complex
interactions and the way in which they unfold in real developmental
time. This is the challenge that motivates research in
developmental social cognitive neuroscience. The chapters in this
book highlight the latest and best research in this emerging field,
and they cover a range of topics, including the typical and
atypical development of imitation, impulsivity, novelty seeking,
risk taking, self and social awareness, emotion regulation, moral
reasoning, and executive function. Also addressed are the potential
limitations of a neuroscientific approach to the development of
social cognition. Intended for researchers and advanced students in
neuroscience and developmental, cognitive, and social psychology,
this book is appropriate for graduate seminars and upper-level
undergraduate courses on social cognitive neuroscience,
developmental neuroscience, social development, and cognitive
development.
One of developmental psychology's central concerns is the
identification of specific "milestones" which indicate what
children are typically capable of doing at different ages. Work of
this kind has a substantial impact on the way parents, educators,
and service-oriented professionals deal with children; and,
therefore one might expect that developmentalists would have come
to some general agreement in regard to the ways they assess
children's abilities. However, as this volume demonstrates, the
field appears to suffer from a serious lack of consensus in this
area.
Based on the premise that identifying relevant issues is a
necessary step toward progress, this book addresses a number of
vital topics, such as: How could research into fundamental areas
(such as the age at which children first acquire a sense of self or
learn to reason transitively) repeatedly yield wildly diverse
results? Why do experts who hold to radically different views
appear to be so unruffled by this same divergence of professional
opinion? and, Are there grounds for hope that this divergence of
professional opinion is on the wane?
This volume in the JPS Series is intended to help crystallize
the emergence of a new field, "Developmental Social Cognitive
Neuroscience," aimed at elucidating the neural correlates of the
development of socio-emotional experience and behavior. No one any
longer doubts that infants are born with a biologically based head
start in accomplishing their important life tasks genetic
resources, if you will, that are exploited differently in different
contexts. Nevertheless, it is also true that socially relevant
neural functions develop slowly during childhood and that this
development is owed to complex interactions among genes, social and
cultural environments, and children's own behavior. A key challenge
lies in finding appropriate ways of describing these complex
interactions and the way in which they unfold in real developmental
time. This is the challenge that motivates research in
developmental social cognitive neuroscience.
The chapters in this book highlight the latest and best research
in this emerging field, and they cover a range of topics, including
the typical and atypical development of imitation, impulsivity,
novelty seeking, risk taking, self and social awareness, emotion
regulation, moral reasoning, and executive function. Also addressed
are the potential limitations of a neuroscientific approach to the
development of social cognition.
Intended for researchers and advanced students in neuroscience
and developmental, cognitive, and social psychology, this book is
appropriate for graduate seminars and upper-level undergraduate
courses on social cognitive neuroscience, developmental
neuroscience, social development, and cognitive development.
One of developmental psychology's central concerns is the
identification of specific "milestones" which indicate what
children are typically capable of doing at different ages. Work of
this kind has a substantial impact on the way parents, educators,
and service-oriented professionals deal with children; and,
therefore one might expect that developmentalists would have come
to some general agreement in regard to the ways they assess
children's abilities. However, as this volume demonstrates, the
field appears to suffer from a serious lack of consensus in this
area. Based on the premise that identifying relevant issues is a
necessary step toward progress, this book addresses a number of
vital topics, such as: How could research into fundamental areas
(such as the age at which children first acquire a sense of self or
learn to reason transitively) repeatedly yield wildly diverse
results? Why do experts who hold to radically different views
appear to be so unruffled by this same divergence of professional
opinion? and, Are there grounds for hope that this divergence of
professional opinion is on the wane?
Norwich is not only one of the most attractive cities in England,
it is also one of the most historically significant, with a proud
heritage dating all the way back to the Iceni, who bravely fought
the Roman invasion. At the time of the Norman Conquest, Norwich was
the largest city in England after London and until the Industrial
Revolution was the capital of the most populous county in the
country. Much of this rich and vibrant past is still in evidence
today. Author Michael Chandler takes the reader on their very own
A-Z tour around the city's history, exploring the nooks and
crannies that have made Norwich what it is today, and relating many
a fascinating tale of the most interesting people and places. Fully
illustrated with stunning photographs from the past and present,
this new guide to the town's history will appeal to residents and
visitors alike.
In many popular depictions of Black resistance to slavery,
stereotypes around victimization and the heroic efforts of a small
number of individuals abound. These ideas ignore the powers of
ordinary families and obscure the systematic working of racism.
Tending to the Past: Selfhood and Culture in Children’s
Narratives about Slavery and Freedom examines Black-authored
historical novels and films for children that counter this
distortion and depict creative means by which ordinary African
Americans survived slavery and racism in early America. Tending to
the Past argues that this important, understudied historical
writing—freedom narratives—calls on young readers to be active,
critical thinkers about the past and its legacies within the
present. The book examines how narratives by children’s book
authors, such as Joyce Hansen, Julius Lester, Marilyn Nelson, and
Patricia McKissack, and the filmmakers Charles Burnett and Zeinabu
irene Davis, were influenced by Black cultural imperatives, such as
the Black Arts Movement, to foster an engaged, culturally aware
public. Through careful analysis of this rich body of work, Tending
to the Past thus contributes to ongoing efforts to construct a
history of Black children’s literature and film attuned to its
range, specificity, and depths. Tending to the Past provides
illuminating interpretations that will help scholars and educators
see the significance of the freedom narratives’ reconstructions
in a neoliberal era, a time of shrinking opportunities for many
African Americans. It offers models for understanding the powers
and continuing relevance of the Black child’s creative agency and
the Black cultural practices that have fostered it.
In many popular depictions of Black resistance to slavery,
stereotypes around victimization and the heroic efforts of a small
number of individuals abound. These ideas ignore the powers of
ordinary families and obscure the systematic working of racism.
Tending to the Past: Selfhood and Culture in Children’s
Narratives about Slavery and Freedom examines Black-authored
historical novels and films for children that counter this
distortion and depict creative means by which ordinary African
Americans survived slavery and racism in early America. Tending to
the Past argues that this important, understudied historical
writing—freedom narratives—calls on young readers to be active,
critical thinkers about the past and its legacies within the
present. The book examines how narratives by children’s book
authors, such as Joyce Hansen, Julius Lester, Marilyn Nelson, and
Patricia McKissack, and the filmmakers Charles Burnett and Zeinabu
irene Davis, were influenced by Black cultural imperatives, such as
the Black Arts Movement, to foster an engaged, culturally aware
public. Through careful analysis of this rich body of work, Tending
to the Past thus contributes to ongoing efforts to construct a
history of Black children’s literature and film attuned to its
range, specificity, and depths. Tending to the Past provides
illuminating interpretations that will help scholars and educators
see the significance of the freedom narratives’ reconstructions
in a neoliberal era, a time of shrinking opportunities for many
African Americans. It offers models for understanding the powers
and continuing relevance of the Black child’s creative agency and
the Black cultural practices that have fostered it.
This absorbing collection delves into the villainous deeds that
have taken place in Norwich and its surrounding areas. Cases of
murder, robbery, assault and fraud are all examined as the darker
side of the city's past is exposed. From cases as famous as the
murder of William of Norwich, which led to the expulsion of the
Jewish race from England in 1290, to little-known crimes such as
the tragic case of a man suffering from depression murdering his
fiancee, this book sheds a new light on the city's criminal
history. Illustrated with a wide range of archive material and
modern photographs, Murder & Crime Norwich is sure to fascinate
both residents and visitors alike as these shocking events of the
past are revealed for a new generation.
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