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.
Concept of Human Development; Theories : Psychoanalytical, behaviouristic, social learning, Ethology, Evolutionary and Ecological; Methods of Studying Human Development. Methods : observation, longitudinal. |
Biological factors in Human Development; Genetics and prenatal environment and its influences, birth complications, Nature-nurture debate in Human Development.
Socialization : Role of Family, Peers, school and media.
Nature and Approaches; Piaget, Vyogotsky, Information-Processing Perspective, Language Development : Chomsky.
Development of Morality and self control, Development of gender differences and gender role.