Human Spark The Science of Human Development

Name: Human Spark The Science of Human Development
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ISBN: 9780465029822

ISBN-10: 0465029825

ISBN-13: 9780465029822

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jerome Kagan

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In 1984, Basic published Harvard developmental psychologist Jerome Kagan’sThe Nature of the Child, a book that challenged many of psychology’s most deeply held assumptions about human developmentarguing, for example, that early experience does not inexorably shape our lives and that the influence of the family is more subtle than had been supposedand that went on to become a classic in its field.InThe Possibility of a Child, Kagan offers a sweeping narrative of development that solidifies his place as one of the most influential thinkers in the field of psychology. Taking into account how far the science of child development has advanced in the last 28 yearswith the ascendancy of…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 6/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.61" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jerome Kagan is Daniel and Amy Starch Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.



Preface



Setting the Stage



The First Year



Early Childhood



The Family and Beyond



What Is Preserved-for How Long?



The Development of Moralities



Emotions and Their Development



Mental Illness: A Modern Epidemic



New Certainties, Old Uncertainties


Notes


Index