Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives (International Texts in Developmental Psychology)

Author: Rosalyn H. ShutePublisher: RoutledgePaperback:ISBN 10: 1848724527ISBN 13: 978-1848724525Hardcover:ISBN 10: 1848724519ISBN 13: 978-1848724518Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides an engaging and perceptive overview of both well-established and recent theories in child and adolescent psychology. This unique summary of traditional scientific perspectives alongside critical post-modern thinking will provide readers with a sense of the historical development of different schools of thought. The authors also place theories of child development in philosophical and cultural contexts, explore links between them, and consider the implications of theory for practice in the light of the latest thinking and developments in implementation and translational science. Early chapters cover mainstream theories such as those of Piaget, Skinner, Freud, Maccoby and Vygotsky, whilst later chapters present interesting lesser-known theorists such as Sergei Rubinstein, and more