Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science: Theory and Method

The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are compared. First published in 1946, and now in its Seventh Edition, the Handbook has long been considered the definitive guide to the field of developmental science. Volume 1, Theory and Method, presents a rich mix of classic and contemporary theoretical perspectives, but the dominant views throughout are marked by an emphasis on the dynamic interplay of all facets of the developmental system across the life span, incorporating the range of biological, cognitive, emotional, social, cultural, and ecological levels of analysis. Examples of the theoretical approaches discussed in the volume include those pertinent to human evolution, self regulation, the development of dynamic skills, and positive youth development. The research, methodological, and applied implications of the theoretical models discussed in the volume are presented. * Understand the contributions of biology, person, and context to development within the embodied ecological system * Discover the relations among individual, the social world, culture, and history that constitute human development * Examine the methods of dynamic, developmental research * Learn person-oriented methodological approaches to assessing developmental change The scholarship within this volume and, as well, across the four volumes of this edition, illustrate that developmental science is in the midst of a very exciting period. There is a paradigm shift that involves increasingly greater understanding of how to describe, explain, and optimize the course of human life for diverse individuals living within diverse contexts. This Handbook is the definitive reference for educators, policy-makers, researchers, students, and practitioners in human development, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and neuroscience.

1 Concepts, Theory, and Method in Developmental Science: A View of the Issues Willis F. Overton and Peter C. M. Molenaar 2. Process and Relational Developmental Systems Willis F. Overton 3. Dynamic Systems in Developmental Science David C. Witherington 4. Dynamic Development of Thinking, Feeling, and Acting Michael F. Mascolo and Kurt W. Fischer 5. Biology, Development, and Human Systems Robert Lickliter and Hunter Honeycutt 6. Ethology and Human Development Patrick Bateson 7. Neuroscience, Embodiment, and Development Peter J. Marshall 8. The Development of Agency Bryan W. Sokol, Stuart Hammond, Janet Kuebli, and Leah Sweetman 9. Dialectical Models of Socialization Leon Kuczynski and Jan De Mol 10. Human Development and Culture Jayanthi Mistry and Ranjana Dutta 11. Emotional Development and Consciousness Michael Lewis 12. Development of Personal and Cultural Identities Michael J. Chandler and William L. Dunlop 13. Moral Development Elliot Turiel 14. Development and Self-Regulation Megan M. McClelland, G. John Geldhof, Claire E. Cameron, and Shannon B. Wanless 15. Developmental Psychopathology E. Mark Cummings and Kristin Valentino 16. Positive Youth Development and Relational Developmental Systems Richard M. Lerner, Jacqueline V. Lerner, Edmond Bowers, and G. John Geldhof 17. Systems Methods for Developmental Research Peter C. M. Molenaar and John R. Nesselroade 18. Neuroscientific Methods with Children Michelle de Haan 19. Mixed Methods in Developmental Science Patrick H. Tolan, Steven M. Boker, and Nancy L. Deutsch 20. Growth Curve Modeling and Longitudinal Factor Analysis Nilam Ram and Kevin J. Grimm 21. Person-Oriented Methodological Approaches Alexander von Eye, Lars R. Bergman, and Chueh-An Hsieh