A HISTORICAL INTERLUDE |
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THEMES OF DEVELOPMENT |
Biological versus Environmental Influences |
The Active versus the Passive Child |
Continuity versus Discontinuity |
Situational Influences versus Individual Characteristics |
Cultural Universals versus Cultural Relativism |
Risk and Resilience |
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THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT |
Learning Perspectives |
Cognitive Developmental Perspectives |
Psychodynamic Perspectives |
Systems Theory Perspectives |
Ethological Theory |
Life Span Perspective |
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DEVELOPMENTAL THEMES AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES: AN OVERVIEW |
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SUMMARY |