Understanding Human Development A Multidimensional Approach

by Harms, Louise

• ISBN13: 9780195517392
• ISBN10: 0195517393
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides an understanding of the social ecology of human behavior and adaptation. It examines the role of social networks in building social capital, adaptation in traumatic situations, risk and resilience in the face of adversity, and the influences of human development, gender, culture,and social class.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vi
Preface	viii
Acknowledgments	xii
Part One: A Conceptual Overview	1	(26)
A multidimensional approach	3	(24)
Part Two: The Critical Contexts of Human Development	27	(46)
Our social dimensions	29	(22)
Our relational, structural and cultural dimensions	51	(22)
Part Three: Coping and Adaptation across the Life Course	73	(46)
From infancy to adolescence	75	(25)
From early to late adulthood	100	(19)
Part Four: Adaptation Following Specific Life Events and Experiences	119	(94)
Coping with stress	121	(25)
Coping with trauma	146	(38)
Coping with loss and grief	184	(29)
Part Five: Drawing the Themes Together	213	(16)
Reviewing a multidimensional approach	215	(14)
References	229	(22)
Index	251