Between Culture and Biology: Perspectives on Ontogenetic Development (Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development, Series Number 8) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521794528 ISBN 13: 9780521794527

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Breaking away from the traditional nature/nurture dialectic, this study brings together biological, psychological and cultural perspectives on development. It asserts that the biological bases of behavior and cultural context should be approached in an integrated fashion to properly understand ontogenetic development and the constraints and opportunities for development. It also examines influences on developmental theory and the extent to which cultural ideas and practices reflect biological and psychological constraints.

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About the Authors

Heidi Keller is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Department on Culture and Development at the University of Osnabrück, Germany.

Ype H. Poortinga is part-time Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and at the University of Leuven in Belgium.

Alex Schölmerich is Professor of Psychology at the Department of Developmental Psychology of the Ruhr-University, Bochum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521794528
• ISBN 13: 9780521794527
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450
• Editor: Keller Heidi, Poortinga Ype H., Schölmerich Axel