Understanding Human Development : Dialogues with Lifespan Psychology /
Understanding developmental processes in the individual as well as in aggregates of individuals is an important aim of many of the social and behavioral sciences. This book presents a theoretical framework for this endeavor - an architecture for the study of human development across different discip...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Understanding developmental processes in the individual as well as in aggregates of individuals is an important aim of many of the social and behavioral sciences. This book presents a theoretical framework for this endeavor - an architecture for the study of human development across different disciplines. This architecture describes two major sources of human development (biology and culture) and posits three central developmental mechanisms (selection, optimization, and compensation). |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (544 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781461503576 (electronic bk.) 1461503574 (electronic bk.) |