Human Development in the Life Course,Tania Zittoun

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Drawing on philosophy, the history of psychology and the natural sciences, this book proposes a new theoretical foundation for the psychology of the life course. It features the study of unique individual life courses in their social and cultural environment, combining the perspectives of developmental and sociocultural psychology, psychotherapy, learning sciences and geronto-psychology. In particular, the book highlights semiotic processes, specific to human development, that allow us to draw upon past experiences, to choose among alternatives and to plan our futures. Imagination is an important outcome of semiotic processes and enables us to deal with daily constraints and transitions, and promotes the transformation of social representation and symbolic systems - giving each person a unique style, or 'melody', of living. The book concludes by questioning the methodology and epistemology of current life course studies.

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-139780521769389

Product Key Features

Subject AreaDevelopmental Psychology

FormatHardcover

Number of Pages446 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height229mm

Item Width152mm

Item Weight730g

Additional Product Features

Book TitleHuman Development in the Life Course: Melodies of Living

AuthorDieter Ferring, Dankert Vedeler, Jaan Valsiner, Tania Zittoun, Miguel M. Goncalves, Joao Salgado

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom