Life-Span Developmental Psychology

Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Personality and Socialization presents papers on personality and socialization. The book discusses the history, theory, and psychological approaches of developmental psychology, with focus on socialization and personality development through the life span; personality dimensions; and theories of socialization and sex-role development. The text also describes the life-span perspective of creativity and cognitive styles; continuities in childhood and adult moral development revisited; and issues of intergenerational relations as they affect both individual socialization and continuity of culture.
The interactional analysis of family attachments; social-learning theory as a framework for the study of adult personality development; person-perception research; and the perception of life-span development are also considered. The book further tackles the potential usefulness of the life-span developmental perspective in education; the strategies for enhancing human development over the life span through educational intervention; and some ecological implications for the organization of human intervention throughout the life span. Developmental psychologists, sociologists, gerontologists, and people involved in the study of child development will find the book invaluable.

Contenu

List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
History and Theory

1. History of Developmental Psychology: Socialization and Personality Development through the Life Span
   I. Introduction
   II. Emerging Life-Span Views of Personality Development in the Twentieth Century
   III. Conditions under Which a Life-Span Interest Develops
   IV. Research Programs and Methods in Relation to Life-Span Study of Personality Development
   V. Textbook Treatments of Personality Development and Socialization
   VI. Literary Sources of Life-Span Developmental Information
   VII. Requirements for a Life-Span Theory of Personality Development
2. Socialization and Personality throughout the Life Span: An Examination of Contemporary Psychological Approaches
   I. Introduction
   II. Dimensions of Psychological Models of Development
   III. Representative Examples of Contemporary Psychological Approaches
   IV. Recommendations for Future Model Development
3. Sociological Perspectives on the Life Cycle
   I. Introduction
   II. Sociological Concepts
   III. Three Dimensions of Time
   IV. Social Time and the Age Status Structure
   V. Age Norms as a System of Social Control
   VI. Age Stratification
   VII. The Changing Rhythm of the Life Cycle
   VIII. Toward a Social Psychology of the Life Cycle
4. Life-Span Environmental Psychology: Methodological Issues
   I. The Two Problems
   II. On Propositions Linking Physical and Psychological Variables: A Problem in Explanation
   III. Criteria of Relevance: A Problem in Fact Selection
   IV. Illustrative Problems for Life-Span Environmental Psychology
   V. Conclusion and Policy Implications
   Personality Variables
5. Developmental Dimensions of Personality: A Life-Span Formulation
   I. Introduction
   II. Some Necessary Tactical Assumptions for the Life-Span Study of Personality Development
   III. Continuity as Axiomatic for the Life-Span Study of Personality Development
6. Socialization and Sex-Role Development
   I. Introduction
   II. Theories of Socialization
   III. From Theory to Research
   IV. Sex-Role Identity
   V. Development of Sex-Role Norms
   VI. Implications for a Life-Span Framework
7. Creativity and Cognitive Style: A Life-Span Perspective
   I. Introduction
   II. Creativity
   III. Cognitive Styles
8. Continuities in Childhood and Adult Moral Development Revisited
   I. Introduction
   II. Concepts of Stage in Relation to Adulthood
   III. Cognitive Stage Development in Adulthood
   IV. The Existence of Adulthood Moral States-Background Considerations
   V. The Existence of Adult Moral Stages-The Kohlberg and Kramer Conclusions
   VI. Adult Experiences Involved in Moral Stage Development
   VII. Relations between Cognitive-Structural Moral Stages and Erikson's Ego Stages
   VIII. Notes Toward a Seventh Stage
   Social Process
9. Inter generational Relations and Continuities in Socialization
   I. Introduction
   II. Dimensions of Generational Analysis: Time, Social Structure, and Socialization
   III. The Negotiation of Difference and Similarity
   IV. Conclusion: Generational Relations and Cultural Change
10. A Problem in Life-Span Development: The Interactional Analysis of Family Attachments
    I. Attachment and the Personological Perspective
    II. Toward Dyadic Conceptions of Attachment
    III. Toward Interactional Conceptions of Attachment
    IV. Final Comment
11. Social-Learning Theory as a Framework for the Study of Adult Personality Development
    I. Introduction: Why Social-Learning Theory?
    II. Principles of Social-Learning Theory as Related to Lifespan Development
    III. Marriage
    IV. Parenthood
    V. Retrospect
12. Person-Perception Research and the Perception of Life-Span Development
    I. Introduction
    II. The Process of Person Perception
    III. Perception of Age: Stereotypes
    IV. Perceptions of Aging: Diversity of Variables
    V. Perception of Age-Functional Behavior
    VI. Perception of Change: Implications for Developmental Research
    VII. Conclusion
    Programmatic Intervention
13. Human Development over the Life Span through Education
    I. Introduction
    II. Rationale for Life-Span Education
    III. Implications for Educational Action
    IV. Summary and Conclusions
14. Some Ecological Implications for the Organization of Human Intervention throughout the Life Span
    I. Introduction
    II. Organized Intervention: Has It Made Any Difference?
    III. The Human Service Organization
    IV. Some Ecological Considerations for Intervention at the Community Level
    V. The Ecological Assessment of Community Intervention: A Life-Span Model
    VI. Designing Intervention: The Future as Reminiscence or Rebirth?
    VII. Strategies for Organizational Change in the Human Services
    VIII. Concluding Comments
    Epilogue: On Life-Span Developmental Research Paradigms: Retrospects and Prospects
    I. Introduction
    II. Developmental Research Paradigms
    III. Prototypical Questions of Life-Span Research on Development
    IV. Personality Variables
    V. Social Processes
    VI. Conclusions
    References
    Author Index
    Subject Index