The nature of the child / Jerome Kagan.
By: Kagan, Jerome
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BookPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 1984Description: xvii, 309 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0465048501 (hbk); 006338003X (pbk).Subject(s): Child psychologyDDC classification: 155.4 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this provocative book, now updated, the renowned psychologist Jerome Kagan challenges many of psychology's most deeply held assumptions-arguing, for example, that early experience does not inexorably shape our lives and that the influence of the family is more subtle than has been supposed.
Bibliography: (pages 281-295) and index.
Guiding themes in human development -- The infant -- Connectedness -- Establishing a morality -- The emotions -- The generation of thought -- The role of the family.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction to the Tenth-Anniversary Edition (p. ix)
- Preface (p. xxxvii)
- 1 Guiding Themes in Human Development (p. 3)
- 2 The Infant (p. 26)
- Conclusion (p. 70)
- 3 Connectedness (p. 73)
- Conclusion (p. 110)
- 4 Establishing a Morality (p. 112)
- Conclusion (p. 152)
- 5 The Emotions (p. 154)
- Conclusion (p. 183)
- 6 The Generation of Thought (p. 185)
- Conclusion (p. 236)
- 7 The Role of the Family (p. 240)
- Conclusion (p. 275)
- Epilogue (p. 277)
- Bibliography (p. 281)
- Index (p. 297)