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Comparisons in Human Development: Understanding Time and Context

Hardback

Main Details

Title Comparisons in Human Development: Understanding Time and Context
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jonathan Tudge
Edited by Michael J. Shanahan
Edited by Jaan Valsiner
SeriesCambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:382
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521482028
ClassificationsDewey:155
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 November 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Many modern social scientists take issue with the traditional criteria for comparing human development in a constantly changing world. Social scientists have long focused only on what the differences among groups are, rather than asking how and why these groups differ. Comparisons in Human Development examines ways in which different disciplines have historically regarded development and provides empirical examples that take a new approach to human activity and thought. This book's distinguished contributors share the view that the study of development must consider processes that operate over time and are regulated by varying physical, biological, social, and cultural contexts.

Reviews

"...the quality of the chapters is generally high, and they are well written and well referenced...a stimulating and fertile resource." Contemporary Psychology