Higher Stages of Human Development: Perspectives on Adult Growth - Hardcover

Alexander, Charles N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019503483X ISBN 13: 9780195034837

Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, 1990

Inhaltsangabe

Can significant advances in development occur after adolescence? What are the highest possible states or stages of human development and how can they be realized? These and related critical issues are addressed in this volume by leading researchers and theorists in adult development. How we conceive of the endpoint, or highest state of development is crucial because it shapes our understanding of the direction, possibilities, and mechanisms of human growth. Even a decade ago, most psychologists believed that qualitative advances in development did not occur after adolescence. Based on recent research on adults, however, psychologists now question whether growth of fundamental human capacities necessarily culminates prior to adulthood. This new volume explores a variety of endpoints beyond the ordinarily proposed limits of human development. In addition to describing advanced forms of cognitive functioning , contributors also discuss other domains integral to adult growth--including affective, moral, self, and consciousness development.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 019503483X
• ISBN 13: 9780195034837
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 414
• Herausgeber: Langer Ellen J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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