Developmental psychology and social change :: research, history, and policy /

"The chapters in this collection present the view that research, history, and policy are essential and interlocking components of a mature developmental psychology. Patterns of human development differ markedly across historical epochs, cultures, and social circumstances. Major societal changes...

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Other Authors: Pillemer, David B., 1950-, White, Sheldon H. (Sheldon Harold), 1928-2005
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2005.
Series:Cambridge studies in social and emotional development.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"The chapters in this collection present the view that research, history, and policy are essential and interlocking components of a mature developmental psychology. Patterns of human development differ markedly across historical epochs, cultures, and social circumstances. Major societal changes examined by contributing authors - the advent of universal compulsory schooling, the adoption of a one-child policy in China, U.S. policy shifts in healthcare, welfare and child care - present "natural experiments" in social design. Authors challenge the idea of a clear distinction between basic and applied developmental research. In sharp contrast with the view that science is value-neutral, developmental psychologists have from the outset pursued the betterment of children and families through educational, child-care, and health initiatives. An historical perspective reveals the beneficial, if sometimes contentious, interplay between empirical research and social programs and policies."--Jacket.
Item Description:The conference, titled Developmental Psychology and the Social Changes of Our Time, was held at Wellesley College, June 20-22, 2002, in honor of Professor Sheldon White.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 399 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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