Development of Person-context Relations

Name: Development of Person-context Relations
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Development of Person-context RelationsAuthor(s): Thomas A. Kindermann, Jaan Valsiner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Psychology Press Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781138876491, 978-1138876491\nSynopsis\nTraditionally, developmental psychology has its focus on individuals. Developmentalists aim to describe regularities in individuals' change and development across time, to explain the processes and mechanisms that are involved in producing change and regularity, and eventually, to design strategies for optimization and modification of developmental pathways. Although the role of contexts has always been of central concern for these purposes, it is nevertheless quite surprising to note that compared to the effort devoted to individuals, relatively little attention has been paid to the study of the nature and organization of their contexts. \n\n This volume is an exploration of the idea that how we describe and explain human development will be close.