Children and Adolescents
AldineTransaction (Verlag)
978-0-202-30913-2 (ISBN)
Underlying the solution to any of today's social problems is, of course, the need for a clearer understanding of human psychological development. Children and Adolescents is a unique book in its approach to developmental psychology. Successfully integrating both the biological and the cultural influences, which determine the behavior of a child, the book begins with a discussion of behavioral development in infancy and a description of the physiological foundation of such early behavior.
Alexander traces the process of growth through middle childhood and adolescence. Concerned with the normal difficulties and problems that arise in childhood, he demonstrates --by means of actual case studies the importance of early motivation and cognitive processes, particularly the need for self-direction in all developing children, the process of individual change through varying kinds of experiences, and the relationship of the child to authority.
Children and Adolescents provides vital and well-organized material for all courses in child behavior--whether taught in departments of psychology, education, or home economics. Professionals concerned with social problems and child development will discover a stimulating new approach to the process of psychological growth.
Theron Alexander taught at Temple University, Florida State University, University of Iowa, and lastly at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University where he was a visiting scholar. He was a director of the University's Child Development Research Center, supported by the Head Start program.
one: Biological and Cultural Influences on Development; two: Development in Infancy; three: Physiological Foundations of Behavior; four: Behavioral Development in Early Childhood; five: Motivation and Cognitive Development; six: Behavioral Development in Middle Childhood; seven: Intellectual Development; eight: Imagination and Creativity; nine: Socialization; ten: Adolescence; eleven: Social Learning and Authority; twelve: The Child and Society; thirteen: Developmental Disorders; fourteen: Methods and Theories Contributing to Child and Adolescent Psychology
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.9.2007 |
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Verlagsort | Somerset |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 635 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie |
ISBN-10 | 0-202-30913-4 / 0202309134 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-202-30913-2 / 9780202309132 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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