Part of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans theentire field of child development and has set the standard againstwhich all other scholarly references are compared. Updated andrevised to reflect the new developments in the field, theHandbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition contains newchapters on such topics as spirituality, social understanding, andnon-verbal communication.
Volume 1: Theoretical Models of Human Development, editedby Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University, explores a variety oftheoretical approaches, including life-span/life-course theories,socio-culture theories, structural theories, object-relationstheories, and diversity and development theories. New chapterscover phenomenology and ecological systems theory, positive youthdevelopment, and religious and spiritual development.
William Damon
Developmental Psychology Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie Psychologie Psychology