Human Development - I

Paper Code: 
PSY 502
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 of human development – Freud, Erikson.

9.00
Unit II: 
Methods of Studying Human Development:

Experimental, Longitudinal, Observation

9.00
Unit III: 
Foundation of Human Development:

Genetic, cultural and social factors; The nature-nurture debate in human development

9.00
Unit IV: 
Socialization:

Role of family, peers and school;  Media and Socialization

9.00
Unit V: 
Cognitive Development:

Nature; Approaches -Piaget;  Language development - Chomsky.

Essential Readings: 
  • Berk, L.E. (1989). Child Development . Boston : Allyn & Bacon.
  • Santrock  J.W. (1999). Lifespan Development. New York : McGraw Hill.
References: 
  • Brodzinsky, D.M., Gormly, A.V., & Aniborn, S.R. (1986). Life Span Human Development . New Delhi : CBS Publisher.
  • Heatherington, E.M.  & Parks, R.D. (1986). Child Psychology. New York : McGraw Hill.
  • Srivastava. A.K. (1998). Child Development : An Indian Perspective. New Delhi : NCERT.
  • 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.
  • Van Der Veer, R. & Valsiner, J. (1995). The Vygotsky reader. Oxford : Blackwell.
  • Vygotsky, L.S. (1962). Thought and Language. Cambridge, Mass : NIT Press.
  • Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in Society : The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press.
  • Barnes, P. (1995) . Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Oxford : Blackwell.
  • Sinha, D. (1981). Socialization of the Indian Child. New Delhi : Concept.
  • Thompson, R.A. (1990). Socio Emotional Development : Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 1988. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press.
  • Schaeffer, R. (1996). Social Development. Oxford : Blackwell.
  • 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.
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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