3rd Edition
Child Development Theories and Critical Perspectives
List of figures, tables and boxes
Preface
1. The nature of developmental psychology
2. Ways of knowing about children
3. From Darwin to DNA: biologically-based theories of development
4. Mechanism, behaviourism and beyond: the whole is equal to the sum of its parts
5. A rainbow is more than the sum of its colours: beginnings of organicism
6. The child as philosopher: constructivism
7. From Oedipus to attachment: the Freudian legacy
8. Dialecticism: the child developing in a social world
9. The historic event: contextualism
10. Systems theories
11. Culture in development
12. Listening to different voices 1: feminism, developmental psychology, and backlashes
13. Listening to different voices 2: the voices of children
14. Theorizing about the digital world of the child
15. Putting it all together: towards theoretical integration
16. Nothing is as practical as a good theory
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Biography
Rosalyn H. Shute, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology in the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Her research expertise lies broadly in clinical child psychology and paediatric psychology/child health and wellbeing, and she is an experienced teacher of developmental psychology and clinical child/paediatric psychology.
Phillip T. Slee, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in Human Development in the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. He is a trained teacher and registered psychologist. His main areas of interest include childhood bullying/aggression, conduct disorders, stress and teacher education, and he has a particular interest in the practical and policy implications of his research.
