Chapter 1 Introduction Berger Defining Development Berger The

Chapter 1 Introduction Berger:

Defining Development Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition - Chapter 1

Five Characteristics of Development • • • Multidirectional Multicontextual Multicultural Multidisciplinary Plasticity Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition - Chapter 1

Five Characteristics of Development (cont. ) • A CASE TO STUDY: My Nephew David • The Person Within the Contexts • ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS: “My Name Wasn’t Mary” Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition - Chapter 1

Developmental Study as a Science • • Observation The Experiment The Survey THINKING LIKE A SCIENTIST: Ethnicity, Race, Culture, and Income Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition - Chapter 1

Developmental Study as a Science (cont. ) • The Case Study • Studying Change Over Time • The Ecological-Systems Approach: A Synthesis Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition - Chapter 1

Cautions from Science • Correlation and Causation • Quantity and Quality • Ethics Berger, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Seventh Edition - Chapter 1