Making Human Beings Human : Bioecological Perspectives on Human Development

by Urie Bronfenbrenner

• ISBN13: 9780761927129
• ISBN10: 0761927123
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-28
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

This book provides the culminating work and statement by a towering figure in the field of human development, a statement that will help to shape the future of that field. In particular, it shows the historical development of the bioecological model and the ecology of human development.Because of the emphasis on social context within the bioecological theory (and Bronfenbrenner's role in shaping educational and public policies, for instance, as a co-founder of the Head Start program), the book has relevance across disciplines, including psychology, human ecology, human development and family studies, education, and public policy.The book is rich in cultural and historical comparisons. The concepts of the bioecological model and the ecology of human development represent a unique contribution to the field of developmental psychology.Features contributions and commentary by distinguished scholars: a Foreword by Richard M. Lerner of Tufts University and an Afterword by Stephen F. Hamilton and Stephen J. Ceci of Cornell University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Foreword - Richard M. Lerner

Introduction

Section I: ON THE NATURE OF BIOECOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH

Section Introduction

Article 1. The Bioecological Theory of Human Development (2001)

Article 2. Social Ecology over Time and Space (1995)

Article 3. Social Status, Structure, and Development in the Classroom Group (1942)

Article 4. Social Ecology of Human Development (1973)

Article 5. Lewinian Space and Ecological Substance (1977)

Article 6. A Future Perspective (1979)

Article 7. Toward a Critical History of Development. A Propaedeutic Discussion (1986)

Article 8. Interacting Systems in Human Development. ResearchParadigms: Present and Future (1988)

Article 9. Developing Ecology (1989)

Article 10. Ecological Systems Theory (1992)

Article 11. Heredity, Environment and the Question "How." A First Approximation (1993)

Section II: USING THE ECOLOGY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE HUMAN CONDITION

Section Introduction

Article 12. Growing Chaos in the Lives of Children and Families. How Can We Turn it Around? (2001)

Article 13. The Split Level American Family (1967)

Article 14. Minority Report of Forum 15- 1970 White House Conference on Children (1970)

Article 15. Two Worlds of Childhood: U.S. and U.S.S.R. (1970)

Article 16. Is 80% of Intelligence Genetically Determined? (1975)

Article 17. The Future of Childhood (1985)

Article 18. Strengthening Family Systems (1988)

Article 19. Child Care in the Anglo-Saxon Mode (1992)

Afterword - Steven F. Hamilton and Stephen J. Ceci