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Interconnectedness and the individual / Nicole S. Porter, Nancy Bothne, and Leonard Jason.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self.
- Connectionism.
- Nativism (Psychology).
- Community psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (130 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book addresses manifestations and consequences of the concept of the Self from Nativism. Taking an historical perspective, an attempt is made to offer a dynamic systems perspective, and to describe an alternative utilising examples from: Social Darwinism, genetics, fetal development, brain plasticity, and the education system, to the international human rights movement. Doing this the authors call into question the goal of respecting all values and behaviours in a given society. Arguing against moral relativism the authors propose the necessity for foundational values - that arguably already govern Community Psychology.
- Contents:
- Interconnectedness and the Individual
- Contents
- Preface
- The Ecological Individual
- Deconstructing Ockham's Razor
- Dynamic Systems and the Individual
- Dynamics Of Community Psychology
- Fixity and Social Problem
- Evolution Of Evolutionary Theory
- Selection for the Best
- History Of American Eugenics
- German and American Pseudoscientific Synergy
- Systemic Basis Of Psychobiosocial Illnesses
- From Eugenics to Epigenetics
- Misunderstanding Biological Heritability
- From Epigenetics to Epigenesis
- From Fixity to Neuroplasticity
- Notes of the Nature/Nurture Debate
- Instinct and Human Nature
- Prenatal Experience and Familiarity Learning
- Critical Periods in the First Three Years
- IQ Testing and Education in the United States
- Bell Curve
- Mechanical Interactions and thermodynamics
- Ecological Solutions
- Interconnectedness
- Cross Cultural Perspectives
- International Community Systems
- International Foundational Values Of Social Justice
- Research and Action That Promotes Social Justice
- Intervention In American Values
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [96]-106) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60741-902-5
- OCLC:
- 430198526
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