An introduction to theories of human development / Neil J. Salkind

Author:: Salkind, Neil J.
Published:: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2004]
Copyright Date:: ©2004
Physical Description:: xvi, 351 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents:

An introduction and important ideas -- An introduction to the study of human development -- Trends and issues in human development -- The maturational and biological approaches -- Arnold Gesell and the maturational model -- The importance of biology : sociobiology and ethology -- The psychodynamic approach -- Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory -- Erik Erickson's focus on psychosocial development -- The behavioral perspective -- The behavioral models of development -- Social learning theory -- The cognitive developmental view -- Jean Piaget's cognitive model -- Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development -- A comparative analysis -- Comparing theories of human development.

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0761926399 (pbk.)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index.

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