Recent Theories of Human Development

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R. Murray Thomas - University of California, Santa Barbara (Emeritus)

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Education | Family Studies (General) | Theories of Development

November 2000 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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The past 20 years have seen the decline of the traditional `grand' theories that attempt to cover universal human development, in favour of `micro-theories' focusing on individual differences.

Recent Theories of Human Development provides in-depth supplemental reading on these recent and emerging theories.

Theory Trends

PART ONE: EXTENSIONS OF TRADITION

Psychobiology, Sociobiology

Connectionism and Dynamic Systems

Environmental/Ecological Theories

Beyond Piaget

Beyond Vygotsky

Models of Interaction

A Potpourri of Theories

PART TWO: PRODUCTS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT

Growing Up in Poverty