Human Development – I

Paper Code: 
PSY 113
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

CO11: Demonstrating an

ability to understand and 

distinguish major

theoretical perspectives and 

methodological

approaches in human

development.

CO12: Understanding the contributions of biological 

factors toward shaping human development.

CO13: Developing an

ability to identify the diverse 

contexts of human

development across life

stages.

CO14: Developing an insight

into the current trends of 

media and its

influence on development

CO15:: Acquire

understanding of gender

typing, expectancies and

gender-role development.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

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: 

Suggested Readings

  • 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.
  • Corbett, K. (2009). Boyhoods: Rethinking Masculinities. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30015-494-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1np9nz
  • 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.
  • Tormey, A. (1957). The Concept of Development: An Issue in the Study of Human Behavior. University of Minnesota Press . EISBN: 978-0-81666-281-4. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.cttttj0x
  • 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.
  • Wolfe, D. A., Jaffe, P. G., & Crooks, C. V. (2006). Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Why Teens Experiment and Strategies to Keep Them Safe. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30012-744-7. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1npxh3
  • Wishy, B. (1968). The Child and the Republic: The Dawn of Modern American Child Nurture. University of Pennsylvania Press. EISBN: 978-1-51281-939-7. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv4rftcd

 E Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Child Development
  • Developmental cognitive neuroscience
  • European Journal of Developmental Psychology
  • International handbook of early childhood education
Academic Year: 
2022-23
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