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This innovative and thought-provoking book integrates both new, authored material and reprints of existing literature that, together, provide a compelling narrative that reveals the fatally flawed science associated with genetic…
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Richard M. Lerner
In this series, experts present collections of what they judge to be their most interesting publications. Professor Richard M. Lerner has been prominent in the application of developmental science across…
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Drawing from philosophy, religion, biology, behavioral and social sciences, and the arts, these volumes, present cutting-edge scholarship about the concept of character across the life span, the developmental and contextual…
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These volumes present cutting-edge scholarship about the concept of character across the life span, the developmental and contextual bases of character, and the key organizations of societal sectors, within and…
This volume explores the meaning, structure, function, and development of the construct of character virtues - the attributes of thinking, feeling, and behavior that reflect an individual's positive and coherent…
Originally published in 1983, the purpose of this book was to discuss the relations between philosophy and developmental psychology, as those relations existed over the course of the history of…
In this cogently argued work Richard Lerner scrutinizes deterministic views of human nature and documents the pernicious uses to which they have too often been put. He also presents the…
First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
To what extent are human beings capable of changing their physical characteristics and behavioural patterns over the course of their lives? This question has engaged scientists for decades: the fundamental…
Who says the teen years have to be terrible?
Although the word teenager has become synonymous with trouble, the evidence is clear: Adolescents have gotten a bad rap–and this according…
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Many adolescents in the United States are at risk from substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, academic under achievement, crime and violence. What can be done to tackle these growing problems…
This is the most comprehensive and in-depth overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development and the influence of these contributions for contemporary research and application in developmental…
RM Lerner
The essential reference on human development, updated and reconceptualized The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the most comprehensive, authoritative text in the field.
Jacqueline V. Lerner
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Jasna Jovanovic
Explores the theoretical breadth of models and ideas relevant to Action Theory.
Christine M. Ohannessian
Includes chapters that highlight some the research in the area of embodiment and epigenesis. This title offers an array of topics that are discussed in detail, including cytoplasmic inheritance redux…
First published in 1987, Biological-Psychosocial Interactions in Early Adolescence explores the mutually - influential relations between biological and psychosocial variables as the basis for development in the early portions of…
A consistently identified criticism about contemporary higher education is that academia is not playing a visible role in contributing to the improvement of the lives of people in the community…
Domini R. Castellino
Examines the relationships of developmental assets to other approaches and bodies of work. This book raises challenges about the asset-building approach and offers recommendations for how this approach can be…
Suitable for developmental or educational psychology researchers, scholars, and students, this title presents an array of topics that are discussed in detail, including multiple trajectories in the developmental psychobiology of…
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In the past fifty years, scholars of human development have been moving from studying change in humans within sharply defined periods, to seeing many more of these phenomenon as more…
Michael E. Lamb
The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are…
Encompasses the range of concepts and topics involved in the study of applied developmental science. This title features a readers’ guide that organizes the entries into 30 content categories to…
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Brings together the theory and application from applied developmental science and the positive psychology movement. This text summarizes scientific knowledge from ADS to help readers understand the efforts being made…
Handbook of Applied Developmental Science
First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The final volume of the series covering ideas and issues associated with the life-span perspective. Topics covered in the book include: constancy and change in human development; and individual differences…
This handbook synthesizes and analyzes the growing knowledge base on life course health development (LCHD) from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, with implications for clinical practice and public health…
Bringing together a never-before-assembled network of biologists, psychologists, and sociologists, Positive Youth Development and Spirituality scientifically examines how spirituality and its cultivation may affect the positive development of adolescents.
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