Systems and Development

The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 22
Herausgeber: Gunnar, Megan R; Thelen, Esther

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume covers the 22nd Annual Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology. The theme of the conference was the use of a systematic approach to the study of development. An analysis of systems theory, its applications to the study of development, its benefits, and its drawbacks are considered. The contributors, among the leaders in this field, discuss the application of systems concepts to the analysis of core issues in areas as diverse as motor and social development.

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First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780805804096
• ISBN-10: 0805804099
• Artikelnr.: 21016687

Autorenporträt

Edited by Gunnar, Megan R.; Thelen, Esther

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: S. Oyama
Ontogeny and the Central Dogma: Do We Need the Concept of Genetic Programming in Order to Have Evolutionary Perspective? J.C. Fentress
Developmental Roots of Behavioral Order: Systemic Approaches to the Examination of Core Developmental Issues E. Thelen
Self-Organization in Developmental Processes: Can Systems Approaches Work? J. Belsky
M. Rovine
M. Fish
The Developing Family System G.R. Patterson
L. Bank
Some Amplifying Mechanisms for Pathologic Processes in Families F.D. Horowitz
Commentary: Processes and Systems A.J. Sameroff
Commentary: General Systems and the Regulation of Development.