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"The contents of Human Development Theories are based on the observation that the human perceptual system and a camera are both bound by the same limitation. Neither the camera nor the person can focus on everything at once. The camera, in order to portray a panoramic landscape in all its detail, must take a succession of individual snapshots, each featuring a particular center of interest. The person, in order to comprehend a culture in all its complexities, must perceive the culture from a succession of vantage points. Throughout the book, those vantage points are provided by 25 theories of…
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4 editions- Hardcover · English · 1999Sage Publications, Inc · 280 pages · 9780761920151
- Paperback · English · 1999Sage Publications, Inc · 280 pages · 9780761920168
- Other · English · 2012SAGE Publications, Incorporated · 9781452262215
- Other · English · 1999SAGE Publications, Incorporated · 9781322415758
Child developmentEntwicklungspsychologieCognition and cultureSocialisatie (sociale wetenschappen)KulturanthropologieMental ProcessesDevelopmental psychologyOntwikkelingspsychologie