Human Development in the Twenty-First Century

by Fogel, Alan; King, Barbara J.; Shanker, Stuart G.

• ISBN13: 9781107403147
• ISBN10: 1107403146
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-24
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

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

Preface: the dynamic systems approach to fostering human development

Dynamic Relationships between Genetics and Environments

Developmental dynamics: the new view from the life sciences

Genes, experience and behaviour

How dynamic systems have changed our minds

Individual development as a system of coactions: implications for research and policy

Gene-environment interactions and inter-individual differences in rhesus monkey behavioral and biological development

The Dynamic System of the Child in the Family

Relationships that support human development

The impact of emotions and the emotional impact of a child's first words

Emotional habits in brain and behaviour: a window on personality development

Creating family love: an evolutionary perspective

The Dynamic System of the Child in Social and Physical Environment

The tempest: anthropology and human development

An anthropology of human development: what difference does it make?

The social child

Learning about human development from a study of educational failure

Dynamic views of education Lynette

Embodied communication in non-human animals

Children in the living world: why animals matter for children's development

Dynamic Systems Approaches to Mental Health

A dynamic developmental model of mental health and mental illness

Dyadic microanalysis of mother-infant communication informs clinical practice

Current problems of Japanese youth: some possible pathways for alleviating these problems from the perspective of dynamic systems theory

A different way to help

Why do siblings often turn out very differently?

A dynamic systems approach to understanding family and peer relationships: implications for effective interventions with aggressive youth

Prenatal substance exposure and human development

Conclusions and Outlook

Dynamic systems methods for the life sciences

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