Psychology

Developmental horizons: legacies and prospects in child and adolescent development.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The field of child and adolescent development has a short history, if we con- sider it to have originated with the Child Study movement of the late nine- teenth century. But already in that time it has seen a number of shifts in theoretical directions. Each new theoretical approach has grappled with its own issues and left its own legacy. At the same time, every approach since then has also sought to answer a number of common questions: To what extent are children’s and adolescents’ development shaped by the culture in which they grow up? What are the most influential developmental contexts: parents, friends, media, or something else? How do children develop the capacity to control their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors? The aim in this introductory chapter is to survey future prospects for developmental theory and research addressing these common questions.

Publication Title

New directions for child and adolescent development

Publication Date

2005

Issue

109

First Page

5

Last Page

13

ISSN

1520-3247

DOI

10.1002/cd.132

Keywords

adolescent development, child development, research trends

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