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9780521586962: Self-Efficacy in Changing Societies
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ISBN 10: 0521586968 ISBN 13: 9780521586962
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Adolescents' beliefs in their personal control affects their psychological well-being and the direction of their lives. Self-Efficacy in Changing Societies analyzes the diverse ways in which beliefs of personal efficacy operate within a network of sociocultural influences to shape life paths. The chapters, written by internationally known experts, cover such concepts as infancy and personal agency, competency through the life span, the role of family, and cross-cultural factors.

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Self-efficacy in Changing Societies analyzes the diverse ways in which beliefs of personal efficacy operate within a network of sociocultural influences to shape life paths. The chapters, by internationally known experts, cover such concepts as infancy and personal agency, competency through the life span, the role of family, and cross-cultural factors.The volume addresses important issues of human adaptation and change that will be of considerable interest to people in the fields of developmental psychology, education, health and sociology.

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Adolescents' beliefs in their personal control affect their psychological well-being and the direction of their lives. Self-efficacy in Changing Societies analyzes the diverse ways in which beliefs of personal efficacy operate within a network of socio-cultural influences to shape life paths. The chapters, by internationally known experts, cover such matters as development of personal agency in infancy, competency through the life span, and the role of familial, educational, and cross-cultural factors in the social construction of personal and collective efficacy. The volume addresses important issues of human adaptation and change that will be of considerable interest to people in the fields of developmental psychology, education, health, and sociology.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521586968
ISBN 13 
9780521586962
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Editor
Bandura Albert
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