Persons in Context: Developmental Processes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Persons in Context: Developmental Processes
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Niall Bolger
Edited by Avshalom Caspi
Edited by Geraldine Downey
Edited by Martha Moorehouse
SeriesHuman Development in Cultural and Historical Contexts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:276
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 150
ISBN/Barcode 9780521035842
ClassificationsDewey:303.32
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 March 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Social changes, including women's entry into the labour force and higher rates of divorce and remarriage, dramatically altered family life and raised complex questions about how individuals develop in the ever changing contexts of family, community and society. The goal of this 1989 volume is to enhance our understanding of human development in an evolving social context. Featuring contributions by eminent scholars in developmental, clinical and personality psychology, behavioural genetics and sociology, Persons in Context: Developmental Processes presents advances in theory and research on two central topics: how environments influence individuals in the course of development and how individuals select and shape the very environments that influence their development. The volume assembles a theoretically convergent body of research on how individuals and environments are linked in the course of development, including studies of genetics - environment relations, social interns, social interchanges in family systems, and linkages between the family and other major settings, such as peer groups, communities, and the larger social structure.