Human Growth and Development
1st Edition
Published on 21. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
242 pages
978-0-7619-7249-5 (ISBN)
Description
Human Growth & Development provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to social and psychological human development across the lifespan.
Aimed at students within social work, health, nursing and education, the author presents the key theories and empirical evidence about the way people grow and change over the lifespan, relating theoretical ideas in an accessible and lively way to practice. The book uses examples based on real situations and invites the reader to measure ideas against their own experience and intuitions. The book contains a wealth of material, presented with a strong focus on clarity and explanation.
The author has a background in academic psychology and has worked for many years as a social worker, giving him the practical experience and knowledge to write a highly relevant book aimed at students whose needs are essentially practical.
Aimed at students within social work, health, nursing and education, the author presents the key theories and empirical evidence about the way people grow and change over the lifespan, relating theoretical ideas in an accessible and lively way to practice. The book uses examples based on real situations and invites the reader to measure ideas against their own experience and intuitions. The book contains a wealth of material, presented with a strong focus on clarity and explanation.
The author has a background in academic psychology and has worked for many years as a social worker, giving him the practical experience and knowledge to write a highly relevant book aimed at students whose needs are essentially practical.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-7249-5 (9780761972495)
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Chris Beckett | Hilary Taylor
Human Growth and Development
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02/2010
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Person
Chris Beckett studied Psychology at Bristol University and qualified as a social worker at Bangor, North Wales, in 1980, going on to work for eighteen years as a social worker and social work manager, and then for fifteen years as a social work lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia. He has had a parallel career for some time as a writer of fiction and is now a full-time writer. His novel, Dark Eden was the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award for 2012.
Content
The Birth of the Human Being
What Makes Us Who We Are?
The Balancing Act
Insights from Freud
A Secure Base
The Importance of Attachment
The Emergence of Reason
Piaget and Cognitive Development
Making Connections
Ideas from Learning Theory
What Am I Going to Be? Changes in Adolescence
Acting Like a Grown-Up
Challenges of Adulthood
No One Is an Island
Family Systems and Their Life Cycle
Access to Adulthood
Growing Up with a Disability
Coming to a Conclusion
Themes in Old Age
The End
Death and Dying
What Makes Us Who We Are?
The Balancing Act
Insights from Freud
A Secure Base
The Importance of Attachment
The Emergence of Reason
Piaget and Cognitive Development
Making Connections
Ideas from Learning Theory
What Am I Going to Be? Changes in Adolescence
Acting Like a Grown-Up
Challenges of Adulthood
No One Is an Island
Family Systems and Their Life Cycle
Access to Adulthood
Growing Up with a Disability
Coming to a Conclusion
Themes in Old Age
The End
Death and Dying