In this timely contribution to developmental psychology, Sommer argues that recent shifts in theory have occurred which require a greater emphasis on a more contextual understanding of child development. The author integrates research from history, anthropology and sociology as well as psychology to show how perceptions of children have changed. DION SOMMER is Professor of Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. INDICE: A Childhood Psychology - A Paradigm Shift - A Changing Young Childhood - Beliefs Provoked and Theory Challenged - Young Children's Cultural Acquisition - Competencies and Learning - Parenting I: Familyand Caregiving in a Modern Early Childhood - Emergent Themes and Trends - Parenting II: Caregiving in a Modern Early Childhood - Emergent Father Involvement - Early Emergenceof the Self - Socio-affective Competencies - A Child Psychology - Conclusions andFuture Perspectives
- ISBN: 978-0-230-25224-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 17/02/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés