1st Edition

Life-Span Development and Behavior Volume 11

Edited By David L. Featherman, Richard M. Lerner Copyright 1993
260 Pages
by Psychology Press

260 Pages
by Psychology Press

288 Pages
by Psychology Press

This volume continues the tradition of the Life-Span Development Series, presenting overviews of research programs on a variety of developmental topics. Research and theory in life-span development have given increased attention to the issues of constancy and change in human development and to the opportunities for, and constraints on, plasticity in structure and function across life.... Read more
Contents: T.M. Field, Psychobiological Attunement in Close Relationships. J.W. Hagen, J.T. Myers, J.S. Allswede, The Psychological Impact of Children's Chronic Illness. S.M. McHale, A.C. Crouter, W.T. Bartko, Traditional and Egalitarian Patterns of Parental Involvement: Antecedents, Consequences, and Temporal Rhythms. D. Dannefer, On the Conceptualization of Context in Developmental Discourse: Four Meanings of Context and Their Implications. G.R. Carroll, H. Haveman, A. Swaminathan, Careers in Organizations: An Ecological Perspective. K.H. Reich, Religious Development Across the Life Span: Conventional and Cognitive Developmental Approaches. C.B. Fisher, M. Brennan, Application and Ethics in Developmental Psychology.

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David L. Featherman, Richard M. Lerner, Marion Perlmutter

"...the contributions to Volume 11 maintain the high quality of previous volumes in the series.... each chapter does an excellent job at covering the main points and provides a fine starting place for individuals desiring current summaries either for personal updating or as a way to begin a more serious study of the topic....an important addition to any developmentalist's reference library."
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