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9781557989444

Talent in Context : Historical and Social Perspectives on Giftedness

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    9781557989444

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    1557989443

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
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Summary

How does the gifted individual fare in a culture that values beauty over brains? Why do American women see giftedness as both an asset and a liability? Will we genetically engineer super-smart babies in the near future? Ten eminent psychologists come together to address these and other provocative questions in a book that explores how we define, assess, value, and nurture talent.

Table of Contents

List of Contributorsp. vii
Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. xv
Cultural Contextsp. 1
Assessing and Nurturing Talent in a Diverse Culture: What Do We Do, What Should We Do, What Can We Do?p. 3
Tracing the Lives of Gifted Womenp. 17
Developing Abilities--Biologically?p. 39
Cultural Interpretations of Giftedness: The Case of East Asiap. 61
Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Contextsp. 79
Families of Gifted Children: Cradles of Developmentp. 81
The Prevalence of Gifted, Talented, and Multitalented Individuals: Estimates From Peer and Teacher Nominationsp. 101
The Social Construction of Extraordinary Selves: Collaboration Among Unique Creative Peoplep. 127
Conceptualizing and Reconceptualizing Giftednessp. 149
Gifted Child, Genius Adult: Three Life-Span Developmental Perspectivesp. 151
Cognitive Conceptions of Expertise and Their Relations to Giftednessp. 177
A Conception of Talent and Talent Developmentp. 193
Indexp. 211
About the Editorsp. 217
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