Human Development in the Twenty-First Century: Visionary Ideas from Systems Scientists
by Edited by Alan Fogel , Barbara J. King , Stuart G. ShankerEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-01-24
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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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 practitioners alike.
Table of Contents
| List of contributors | p. viii |
| Introduction: Why a dynamic systems approach to fostering human development? | p. 1 |
| Dynamic relationships between genetics and environments | p. 9 |
| Developmental dynamics: the new view from the life sciences | p. 11 |
| Genes, experience, and behavior | p. 18 |
| How dynamic systems have changed our minds | p. 25 |
| Individual development as a system of coactions: implications for research and policy | p. 41 |
| Gene-environment interactions and inter-individual differences in rhesus monkey behavioral and biological development | p. 48 |
| The dynamic system of the child in the family | p. 55 |
| Relationships that support human development | p. 57 |
| The impact of emotions and the emotional impact of a child's first words | p. 65 |
| Emotional habits in brain and behavior: a window on personality development | p. 72 |
| Creating family love: an evolutionary perspective | p. 81 |
| The dynamic system of the child in social and physical environment | p. 89 |
| The tempest: anthropology and human development | p. 91 |
| An anthropology of human development: what difference does it make? | p. 104 |
| The social child | p. 112 |
| Learning about human development from a study of educational failure | p. 119 |
| Dynamic views of education | p. 128 |
| Embodied communication in non-human animals | p. 136 |
| Children in the living world: why animals matter for children's development | p. 147 |
| Dynamic systems approaches to mental health | p. 155 |
| A dynamic developmental model of mental health and mental illness | p. 157 |
| Dyadic microanalysis of mother-infant communication informs clinical practice | p. 176 |
| Current problems of Japanese youth: some possible pathways for alleviating these problems from the perspective of dynamic systems theory | p. 188 |
| A different way to help | p. 200 |
| Why do siblings often turn out very differently? | p. 206 |
| A dynamic systems approach to understanding family and peer relationships: implications for effective interventions with aggressive youth | p. 216 |
| Prenatal substance exposure and human development | p. 225 |
| Conclusions and outlook | p. 233 |
| A dynamic systems approach to the life sciences | p. 235 |
| Index | p. 254 |
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