Human Development – I

Paper Code: 
PSY 113
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course aims at providing conceptual foundation of human development. It focuses on development in the life span in different domains with an emphasis on the cultural context.

9.00
Unit I: 

Introduction: Concept of Human Development; Theories : Psychoanalytical, behaviouristic, social learning, Ethology, Evolutionary and Ecological; Methods of Studying Human Development. Methods : observation, longitudinal.

9.00
Unit II: 

Foundation of Human Development : Biological factors in Human Development; Genetics and prenatal environment and its influences, birth complications, Nature-nurture debate in Human Development.

9.00
Unit III: 

Context of Human Development : Socialization : Role of Family, Peers, school and media.

9.00
Unit IV: 

Cognitive Development: Nature and Approaches; Piaget, Vyogotsky, Information-Processing Perspective, Language Development : Chomsky.

9.00
Unit V: 

Moral and Social Development : Development of Morality and self control, Development of gender differences and gender role.

Essential Readings: 
  • Berk, L.E. (1989). Child Development, Boston : Allyn & Bacon.
  • Brodzinsky, D.M. Gormly, A.V. & Anibron. S.R. (1986). Life Span Human Development New Delhi: DBS Publisher.
  • Healtherington, E.M. & Parks, R.D. (1986). Child Psychology, New York : McGraw Hill. Santrock , J.W. (1999). Lifespan Development. New York : McGraw Hill.
  • Srivastava. A.K. (1998). Child Development : An Indian Perspective, New Delhi : NCERT.
References: 
  1. Mishra, G. (Ed. 1999). Psychological Perspective on Stress and Health. New Delhi. Concept.
  2. Pestonjee, D.M. (1999). Stress and Coping : The Indian Experience. New Delhi. Sage Publications.
  3. Berry, J.W., Dasen, D.R. and Saraswathi, T.S. (1997). Handbook of Cross-cultural psychology : Basic Processes and Human Development, Vol. 2 M.A. : Allyn and Bacon.
  4. Van Der Veer, R.and Valsiner, J. (1995). The Vygotsky reader. Oxford : Blackwell.
  5. Vygotsky, L.S. (1962). Thought and Language. Cambridge, Mass : NIT Press.
  6. Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in Society : The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press.
  7. Barnes, P. (Ed.) (1995) Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Oxford : Blackwell.
  8. Gilligan, C. (1982). In a Different Voice : Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press.
  9. Sinha, D. (1981). Socialization of the Indian Child. N.D. : Concept.
  10. Thompson, R.A. (Ed.) (1990). Socio Emotional Development, : Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 1988. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press.
  11. Schaeffer, R. (1996). Social Development. Oxford : Blackwell.
  12. Bickerton, D. (1996). Language and Human Behavior. Washington D.C. : Psychology Press.
  13. Bloom, L. and Margaret, . (1978). Language Development and Language Disorders. NY : John Wiley.
  14. Taylor, I. (1976). Introduction to Psycholinguistics. NY : Holt.
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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