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

by Gunnar; Megan R.

• ISBN13: 9780805804096
• ISBN10: 0805804099
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-02-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
References	p. xii
Ontogeny and the Central Dogma: Do We Need the Concept of Genetic Programming in Order to Have an Evolutionary Perspective?	p. 1
References	p. 30
Developmental Roots of Behavioral Order: Systemic Approaches to the Examination of Core Developmental Issues	p. 35
References	p. 72
Self-Organization in Developmental Processes: Can Systems Approaches Work?	p. 77
References	p. 114
The Developing Family System	p. 119
References	p. 161
Some Amplifying Mechanisms for Pathologic Processes in Families	p. 167
References	p. 206
Commentary: Process and Systems	p. 211
References	p. 218
Commentary: General Systems and the Regulation of Development	p. 219
References	p. 233
Author Index	p. 237
Subject Index	p. 245
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