Developmental Psychology: How Nature and Nurture Interact

by Keith Richardson

Book Overview

This clear and authoritative text provides a trenchant critique of dichotomous thinking and goes on to describe and exemplify an alternative view of development, showing the power of ecological and dynamic systems perspectives. Thematic chapters identify the classic assumptions of the nature-nurture debate and present the reader with new ways of thinking about these issues. The book begins with material that may be familiar to students, then leads...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080583625X
• ISBN13: 9780805836257
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"