Cross-cultural human developmentIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.1. Introduction -- 2. Theories and methodology -- Bronfenbrenner's ecological model -- Super and Harkness's developmental niche -- Piaget's theory of cognitive development -- Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development -- Erikson's psychosocial theory -- Kohlberg's theory of moral development -- 3. Culture and socialization -- Ecological model and the developmental niche -- Some cultural variations in the socialization of behavior -- Pregnancy, prenatal development and birth -- Infancy -- Sleep -- Crying -- Childhood -- Formal versus informal learning -- Adolescence -- Late adulthood -- Rites of passage -- 4. The family in cultural context -- Ecological context -- Cultural variations in the family life cycle -- Mate selection -- Marriage and other long-term relationships -- The birth process across cultures -- The ecology of birth -- The transition to parenthood -- Infancy and childhood -- Parental belief systems -- Mothering -- Fathering -- Adolescence -- The ecological model and adolescence -- Cross-cultural differences in adolescent peer relationships -- Adulthood and aging -- Grandparenthood -- Caring for the elderly -- The changing context of families -- 5. Culture, language, and cognition -- Ecological context: the language-cognition-culture link -- Infancy -- Early cognitive development in cultural contexts -- Language acquisition -- Early second-language acquisition and bilingualism -- Childhood -- Stages of knowing and learning -- Language skills and language socialization -- Adolescence -- Formal operational thinking -- Adulthood -- Reasoning and decision making -- Late adulthood -- Intelligence and cognitive aging -- Language and communication in later life -- 6. Culture, self, and personality -- Ecological context: temperament, personality, and self -- Temperament and heritability of traits -- The self: some cultural perspectives -- Infancy -- Temperament, ecological systems, and the development of niche -- Temperament and "goodness of fit" -- Childhood -- The emerging self-concept -- Self-esteem and self-efficacy -- Adolescence -- Identity formation -- Social identity formation -- Adulthood -- A time of stability and change -- Late adulthood -- Personality changes in senescence or illness -- The "aging" self -- 7. Culture and social behavior -- Ecological context -- Infancy -- Child-caretaker relationships and attachment patterns -- The secure-base hypothesis -- The sensitivity hypothesis -- Moderators of attachment and social development -- Childhood -- Peer culture and social relationships -- Moral development and prosocial orientation -- Cultural influences on caring and justice orientation -- Aggression -- Adolescence -- Family and peer influences on adolescent social behavior -- Cultural influences on adolescent social behavior -- Adulthood -- Work and leisure in middle adulthood -- Sport as a social phenomenon -- Late adulthood -- Attachment, social support, and well-being in later adulthood -- 8. Culture and issues of gender and sexuality -- Ecological context: theoretical perspectives on gender differences -- Biological perspectives -- Evolutionary perspectives -- Socialization and learning perspectives -- Infancy -- Sex preference and sex ratio at birth -- Childhood -- Gender socialization -- Cultural influences on female and male socialization -- Gender relationships in childhood -- Adolescence -- Markers of sexual maturation -- Gender, sexuality, and cultural taboos -- Adulthood -- Status and the division of labor within the family -- Division of labor in the workforce -- Gender relations in social status and public policy -- Later adulthood -- The experience of menopause -- Divorce and widowhood -- Gender roles and status in old age -- 9. Culture, health, and illness -- Ecological context: cultural concepts of health and healing -- Culture-bound syndromes -- Medical diagnosis across cultures -- Illness, stress, and coping -- Infancy -- risk to infant health -- Childhood -- Childhood obesity -- Childhood mental health -- Ecological influences on early coping behavior -- Adolescence -- Eating disorders -- Culture and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- Adulthood -- Mental health issues -- Acculturation and adaptation -- Later adulthood -- Disease and premature aging -- Cultural views on dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- Coping with chronic illness in older age -- The "good" death -- 10. Future trends and applications -- Review of major themes and theories -- Ecological model -- Developmental niche -- Vygotsky's sociocultural theory -- Piaget's cognitive developmental theory -- Kohlberg's theory of moral development -- Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.
View the original article here
This post was made using the
Auto Blogging Software from
WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.