Theories of Development
Concepts and Applications
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Product details:
- Edition number 7
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 25 April 2024
- ISBN 9781032325309
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages360 pages
- Size 254x178 mm
- Weight 929 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 37 Illustrations, black & white; 25 Halftones, black & white; 12 Line drawings, black & white; 4 Tables, black & white 807
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Short description:
The book introduces students to the most influential theorists who have contributed to our understanding of how we develop as individuals. It discusses the theorists who have built upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, along other theorists, including ethologists and psychoanalysts, who share a developmental outlook.
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Theories of Development introduces students to the most influential theorists who have contributed to our understanding of how we develop as individuals. The book focuses on the theorists who have built upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, along with other theorists, including ethologists and psychoanalysts, who share a developmental outlook. It also considers theorists in the environmental/learning theory tradition and discusses the practical implications of all theorists? work.
This edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, and now includes:
? A new chapter comparing treatment approaches to autism
? Greater attention to Erikson?s theory of identity formation and how it pertains to gender issues
? New thoughts on cultural factors in Piaget?s theory
? Biographical material on Jane Goodall, Howard Thurman, and Albert Einstein that illustrate developmental processes
Demonstrating how we might view the world differently at various stages of life, Theories of Development is a must-read for all students of psychology and education.
Table of Contents:
Introduction. Chapter 1. Early theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau. Chapter 2. Gesell?s Maturational Theory. Chapter 3. Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz and Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth. Chapter 4. Montessori?s Educational Philosophy. Chapter 5. Werner?s Organismic and Comparative Theory. Chapter 6. Piaget?s Cognitive-Developmental Theory. Chapter 7. Kohlberg?s Stages of Moral Development. Chapter 8. Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner. Chapter 9. Bandura?s Social Learning Theory. Chapter 10. Vygotsky?s Social-History Theory of Cognitive Development. Chapter 11. Freud?s Psychoanalytic Theory. Chapter 12. Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life. Chapter 13. Mahler?s Separation/Individuation Theory. Chapter 14. Contrasting Approaches to Autism. Chapter 15. Schachtel on Childhood Experiences. Chapter 16. Jung?s Theory of Adulthood. Chapter 17. Chomsky?s Theory of Language Development. Chapter 18. Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory. Epilogue. A Developmental Perspective on the Standards Movement.
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