Systems and Development: The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 22

by Megan R. Gunnar (Editor), Esther Thelen (Editor)

Overview

This volume covers the 22nd Annual Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology. The theme of the conference was the use of a systematic approach to the study of development. An analysis of systems theory, its applications to the study of development, its benefits, and its drawbacks are considered. The contributors, among the leaders in this field, discuss the application of systems concepts to the analysis of core issues in areas as diverse as motor and social development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138996687
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/26/2016
Series:	Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Series
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Gunnar, Megan R.; Thelen, Esther

Table of Contents

Contents: S. Oyama, Ontogeny and the Central Dogma: Do We Need the Concept of Genetic Programming in Order to Have Evolutionary Perspective? J.C. Fentress, Developmental Roots of Behavioral Order: Systemic Approaches to the Examination of Core Developmental Issues E. Thelen, Self-Organization in Developmental Processes: Can Systems Approaches Work? J. Belsky, M. Rovine, M. Fish, The Developing Family System G.R. Patterson, L. Bank, Some Amplifying Mechanisms for Pathologic Processes in Families F.D. Horowitz, Commentary: Processes and Systems A.J. Sameroff, Commentary: General Systems and the Regulation of Development.