Concepts and theories of human development /
Discusses the assumptions involved in such topics as stage theories, the nature-nurture issue, the issue of continuity-discontinuity and the important role of philosophical ideas about theories, in particular, metatheories, in understanding the links between theory and research. It particularly focu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
[2018].
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Summary: | Discusses the assumptions involved in such topics as stage theories, the nature-nurture issue, the issue of continuity-discontinuity and the important role of philosophical ideas about theories, in particular, metatheories, in understanding the links between theory and research. It particularly focuses on relational developmental systems (RDS) metatheory, exploring its roots in the 1930s, following its development into the present day and contrasting it with the fundamentally flawed genetic reductionist models that continue to be circulated by scientists, the media and the general public. It discusses implications of theory for research methods and for applications aimed at the promotion of health, positive development and social justice among diverse people across the life span. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 605 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781848728318 184872831X |