Concepts and Theories of Human Development

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Celebrating 50 years since its initial publication Concepts and Theories of Human Development provides the most comprehensive overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development and the influence of these contributions on contemporary research and their application in developmental science. The book discusses the assumptions involved in such topics as the nature-nurture issue the issue of continuity-discontinuity dynamic relational developmental systems (RDS)-based concepts and models and the important role of philosophical ideas about theories-in particular metatheories-in understanding the links between theory and research. Key features of this editio…