Human development : traditional and contemporary theories / Doris Bergen.

Includes bibliographical references (page 439-464) and indexes.

Defining and categorizing theories and exploring their historical roots -- Applying human development theories in research and practice -- Theories with major emphasis on personality and social-emotional development -- Further theoretical perspectives on personality and social-emotional development -- Life span theoretical perspectives on personality and social-emotional developmental change -- Theories with major emphasis on cognitive and language development -- Further theoretical perspectives on cognitive and language development -- Theories with major emphasis on sociomoral and gender role development -- Further theoretical perspectives on sociomoral and gender role development -- Life span theories of cognitive, sociomoral, gender role, and physical/motor/perceptual development -- Theoretical perspectives from physical/motor and perceptual development, neuroscience, and behavioral genetics -- Theoretical perspectives from ecological, bioecological, developmental psychobiological, and nonlinear dynamical systems -- Epilogue: The future of human developmental theory.