Drawing on philosophy, the history of psychology and the natural sciences, this book proposes a new theoretical foundation for the psychology of the life course. It features the study of unique individual life courses in their social and cultural environment, combining the perspectives of developmen...

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Main Author:	Zittoun, Tania 1971- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Subjects:	Developmental psychology Entwicklungspsychologie Psychosoziale Entwicklung Lebenslanges Lernen
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	Drawing on philosophy, the history of psychology and the natural sciences, this book proposes a new theoretical foundation for the psychology of the life course. It features the study of unique individual life courses in their social and cultural environment, combining the perspectives of developmental and sociocultural psychology, psychotherapy, learning sciences and geronto-psychology. In particular, the book highlights semiotic processes, specific to human development, that allow us to draw upon past experiences, to choose among alternatives and to plan our futures. Imagination is an important outcome of semiotic processes and enables us to deal with daily constraints and transitions, and promotes the transformation of social representation and symbolic systems - giving each person a unique style, or 'melody', of living. The book concludes by questioning the methodology and epistemology of current life course studies
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 430 pages)
ISBN:	9781139019804
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139019804