Competence and Character through Life (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226113167 ISBN 13: 9780226113166

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1998

Synopsis

Competence and character are at the heart of our notions of a mature and successful adult, yet many questions about their nature and development remain unanswered.

In this collection, leading psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists highlight the potential for positive development in different domains. By positing the possibility of multiple pathways of development rather than a single universal sequence, the contributors view the individual as potentially advancing in a wide range of interrelated and overlapping competencies. The nine essays in the book cover the years from youth to middle age, and they examine a range of social, political, and moral components of "competence and character" from teenage pregnancy and life-planning skills to voting records and educational attainment in low income households. Unlike comparable studies, this original and comprehensive volume frames issues, events, and longitudinal data through the lens of possibility rather than the pathology of defeat, stressing a positive approach to our conception of human potential.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226113167
• ISBN 13: 9780226113166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Colby Anne, James Jacquelyn Boone, Hart Daniel