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, Congenital defects, and prenatal influences, birth process and complications, Nature-nurture debate in Human Development.

9.00
Unit III: 
Context of Human Development - Family

Role of Family - The Ecological Systems  Viewpoint : Bronfenbrenner’s Contexts for Development, Understanding the Family, Parental Socialization During Childhood and Adolescence, Social Class and Ethnic Variations in Child Rearing, Influence of Siblings and Sibling Relationships, Sibling Relationships over the Course of Childhood, Positive Contributions of Sibling Relationships

9.00
Unit IV: 
Context of Human Development - Social Milieu:

Peers as Agents of Socialization, School as a Socialization Agent, The Effects of Television on Child Development, Child Development in the Digital Age

9.00
Unit V: 
Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development:

Defining Sex and Gender, Categorizing Males and Females: Gender-Role Standards, Developmental Trends in Gender Typing, Theories of Gender Typing and Gender-Role Development

Essential Readings: 
  • Berk, L.E. (1989). Child Development, Boston : Allyn & Bacon.
  • Santrock , J.W. (1999). Lifespan Development. New York : McGraw Hill.
  • Shaffer. D.A.(2014). Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence, 9th, USA: Cengage Learning
References: 
  • Barnes, P. (1995). Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Oxford : Blackwell.
  • Berry, J.W., Dasen, D.R. and Saraswathi, T.S. (1997). Handbook of Cross-cultural psychology : Basic Processes and Human Development. New York: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Bickerton, D. (1996). Language and Human Behavior. Washington D.C.: Psychology Press.
  • Bloom, L. and Margaret. (1978). Language Development and Language Disorders. New York : John Wiley.
  • Gilligan, C. (1982). In a Different Voice : Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
  • Mishra, G. (Ed. 1999). Psychological Perspective on Stress and Health. New Delhi: Concept.
  • Pestonjee, D.M. (1999). Stress and Coping: The Indian Experience. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
  • Schaeffer, R. (1996). Social Development. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Sinha, D. (1981). Socialization of the Indian Child. New Delhi: Concept.
  • Taylor, I. (1976). Introduction to Psycholinguistics. New York: Holt.
  • Thompson, R.A. (Ed.) (1990). Socio Emotional Development: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 1988. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
  • Van Der Veer, R. & Valsiner, J. (1995). The Vygotsky reader. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Vygotsky, L.S. (1962). Thought and Language. Cambridge: NIT Press.
  • Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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