DF Bjorklund
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2007
9781405149525
Why Youth is Not Wasted on the Young – Immaturity in Human Development
Immaturity in Human Development
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Paperback, 288 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781405149525
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Why Youth is Not Wasted on the Young examines the nature of childhood through an evolutionary lens and argues that childhood is an essential stage of development with its own unique purposes, separate from those of adulthood; a time of growth and discovery that should not be rushed.
Written by a renowned developmental psychologist
Examines the role that our period of immaturity plays on the social, emotional, and educational needs of today s children
Challenges common perceptions of children as simply adults in training
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781405149525
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:288
Uitgever:John Wiley & Sons
Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Preface vii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xi</p>
<p>1 The Benefits of Youth 1</p>
<p>Rushing through Childhood 3</p>
<p>Views of Development 5</p>
<p>A Darwinian Perspective 14</p>
<p>I Come Not to Praise Immaturity 20</p>
<p>2 The Youngest Species 21</p>
<p>A Brief Look at Human Evolution 23</p>
<p>The Evolution of Childhood 36</p>
<p>Timing is Everything 44</p>
<p>The Youngest Species 52</p>
<p>3 The Slow Rate of Growing Up 55</p>
<p>The Gamble of Delayed Development 56</p>
<p>Big Brains, Social Complexity, and Slow Development 58</p>
<p>Cooperating and Competing 62</p>
<p>Family Matters 63</p>
<p>Slow Growth and Brain Plasticity 65</p>
<p>Developmental Plasticity and Evolution 83</p>
<p>When Slow is Fast Enough 84</p>
<p>4 Adapting to the Niche of Childhood 87</p>
<p>The Benefits of Limitations 89</p>
<p>See Things My Way 93</p>
<p>Learning Language 101</p>
<p>How Do Adults View Children s Immature Thinking? 106</p>
<p>Adapting to Childhood 109</p>
<p>5 The Advantages of Thinking You re Better than You Are 111<br /> <br /> The Development of Metacognition Knowing What We Know 113</p>
<p>Some Benefits of Less–Than–Perfect Metacognition 128</p>
<p>When We Deal with Children 135</p>
<p>Know Thyself, But Not Too Well 136</p>
<p>6 Play: The Royal Road through Childhood 139</p>
<p>What is Play? 142</p>
<p>The Adaptive Value of Play 144</p>
<p>Children Playing, Children Learning 147</p>
<p>Play it Again, Kid 161</p>
<p>7 The Most Educable of Animals 163</p>
<p>The Myth of Earlier is Better 169</p>
<p>Prenatal Learning 172</p>
<p>Early (Postnatal) Learning 176</p>
<p>Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Education 182</p>
<p>Stress in the Schoolhouse 189</p>
<p>Old Brain, New Curriculum 197</p>
<p>8 The Changing Face of Childhood 199</p>
<p>Pushing Children through Childhood 201</p>
<p>A Brief History of Childhood 204</p>
<p>The Costs of Ignoring Immaturity: The Well–being of America s Children 211</p>
<p>The Independent Human Juvenile: A New View of Childhood? 216</p>
<p>Racing to Adulthood, Prolonging Adolescence 218</p>
<p>Epilogue: Homo Juvenalis 221</p>
<p>Revisiting Childhood 222</p>
<p>Visiting Adulthood 223</p>
<p>Notes 227</p>
<p>References 239</p>
<p>Index 267</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xi</p>
<p>1 The Benefits of Youth 1</p>
<p>Rushing through Childhood 3</p>
<p>Views of Development 5</p>
<p>A Darwinian Perspective 14</p>
<p>I Come Not to Praise Immaturity 20</p>
<p>2 The Youngest Species 21</p>
<p>A Brief Look at Human Evolution 23</p>
<p>The Evolution of Childhood 36</p>
<p>Timing is Everything 44</p>
<p>The Youngest Species 52</p>
<p>3 The Slow Rate of Growing Up 55</p>
<p>The Gamble of Delayed Development 56</p>
<p>Big Brains, Social Complexity, and Slow Development 58</p>
<p>Cooperating and Competing 62</p>
<p>Family Matters 63</p>
<p>Slow Growth and Brain Plasticity 65</p>
<p>Developmental Plasticity and Evolution 83</p>
<p>When Slow is Fast Enough 84</p>
<p>4 Adapting to the Niche of Childhood 87</p>
<p>The Benefits of Limitations 89</p>
<p>See Things My Way 93</p>
<p>Learning Language 101</p>
<p>How Do Adults View Children s Immature Thinking? 106</p>
<p>Adapting to Childhood 109</p>
<p>5 The Advantages of Thinking You re Better than You Are 111<br /> <br /> The Development of Metacognition Knowing What We Know 113</p>
<p>Some Benefits of Less–Than–Perfect Metacognition 128</p>
<p>When We Deal with Children 135</p>
<p>Know Thyself, But Not Too Well 136</p>
<p>6 Play: The Royal Road through Childhood 139</p>
<p>What is Play? 142</p>
<p>The Adaptive Value of Play 144</p>
<p>Children Playing, Children Learning 147</p>
<p>Play it Again, Kid 161</p>
<p>7 The Most Educable of Animals 163</p>
<p>The Myth of Earlier is Better 169</p>
<p>Prenatal Learning 172</p>
<p>Early (Postnatal) Learning 176</p>
<p>Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Education 182</p>
<p>Stress in the Schoolhouse 189</p>
<p>Old Brain, New Curriculum 197</p>
<p>8 The Changing Face of Childhood 199</p>
<p>Pushing Children through Childhood 201</p>
<p>A Brief History of Childhood 204</p>
<p>The Costs of Ignoring Immaturity: The Well–being of America s Children 211</p>
<p>The Independent Human Juvenile: A New View of Childhood? 216</p>
<p>Racing to Adulthood, Prolonging Adolescence 218</p>
<p>Epilogue: Homo Juvenalis 221</p>
<p>Revisiting Childhood 222</p>
<p>Visiting Adulthood 223</p>
<p>Notes 227</p>
<p>References 239</p>
<p>Index 267</p>