Human development in the twenty-first century : visionary ideas from systems scientists / Alan Fogel, Barbara J. King and Stuart G. Shanker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fogel, Alan.

King, Barbara J., 1956-

Shanker, Stuart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social ecology.

Social psychology.

Quality of life.

Statics and dynamics (Social sciences).

Social history--21st century.

Social history.

Physical Description:

x, 259 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

How do human beings develop and function in relation to the human and natural world? The science of dynamic systems focuses on connections and relationships between people rather than on individual actions alone. This collection of engaging, non-technical essays, written by dynamic systems scientists in psychology, biology, anthropology, education, and sociology, challenges us to consider novel ways to enhance human development worldwide in the face of poverty, violence, neglect, disease, and crises in our families. Focusing specifically on how to think about interventions and policies that will benefit human development from a systems perspective, this book brings current research into the realm of application and policy. The authors use real-life examples to propose changes in clinical, educational, and policy-making practices that will be of interest to professionals and the public alike.

Contents:

Introduction: Why a dynamic systems approach to fostering human development? / Alan Fogel, Barbara J. King, Stuart G. Shanker 1

Part I Dynamic relationships between genetics and environments 9

1 Developmental dynamics: the new view from the life sciences / Robert Lickliter 11

2 Genes, experience, and behavior / Timothy D. Johnston 18

3 How dynamic systems have changed our minds / Ken Richardson 25

4 Individual development as a system of coactions: implications for research and policy / Gilbert Gottlieb, Carolyn Tucker Halpern 41

5 Gene-environment interactions and inter-individual differences in rhesus monkey behavioral and biological development / Stephen J. Suomi 48

Part II The dynamic system of the child in the family 55

6 Relationships that support human development / Alan Fogel 57

7 The impact of emotions and the emotional impact of a child's first words / Stuart G. Shanker 65

8 Emotional habits in brain and behavior: a window on personality development / Marc D. Lewis 72

9 Creating family love: an evolutionary perspective / Barbara J. King 81

Part III The dynamic system of the child in social and physical environment 89

10 The tempest: anthropology and human development / Peter Gow 91

11 An anthropology of human development: what difference does it make? / Christina Toren 104

12 The social child / Tim Ingold 112

13 Learning about human development from a study of educational failure / Gillian Evans 119

14 Dynamic views of education / Lynette Friedrich Cofer 128

15 Embodied communication in non-human animals / Barbara Smuts 136

16 Children in the living world: why animals matter for children's development / Gail F. Melson 147

Part IV Dynamic systems approaches to mental health 155

17 A dynamic developmental model of mental health and mental illness / Stanley I. Greenspan 157

18 Dyadic microanalysis of mother-infant communication informs clinical practice / Beatrice Beebe, Joseph Jaffe 176

19 Current problems of Japanese youth: some possible pathways for alleviating these problems from the perspective of dynamic systems theory / Alan Fogel, Masatoshi Kawai 188

20 A different way to help / George Downing 200

21 Why do siblings often turn out very differently? / Michael E. Kerr 206

22 A dynamic systems approach to understanding family and peer relationships: implications for effective interventions with aggressive youth / Isabela Granic 216

23 Prenatal substance exposure and human development / Daniel S. Messinger, Barry M. Lester 225

Part V Conclusions and outlook 233

24 A dynamic systems approach to the life sciences / Alan Fogel, Stanley Greenspan, Barbara J. King, Robert Lickliter, Pedro Reygadas, Stuart G. Shanker, Christina Toren 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521881975

0521881978

OCLC:

175284081