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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778030003321

Titolo

Interconnectedness and the individual [[electronic resource] /] / Nicole S. Porter, Nancy Bothne, and Leonard Jason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009

ISBN

1-60741-902-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PorterNicole S

BothneNancy

JasonLeonard

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Self

Connectionism

Nativism (Psychology)

Community psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [96]-106) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Interconnectedness and the Individual --  Contents --  Preface  --  The Ecological Individual  --  Deconstructing Ockham's Razor --  Dynamic Systems and the Individual  --  Dynamics Of Community Psychology  --  Fixity and Social Problem  --  Evolution Of Evolutionary Theory  --  Selection for the Best  --  History Of American Eugenics  --  German and American Pseudoscientific Synergy  --  Systemic Basis Of Psychobiosocial Illnesses  --  From Eugenics to Epigenetics  --  Misunderstanding Biological Heritability  --  From Epigenetics to Epigenesis  --  From Fixity to Neuroplasticity  --  Notes of the Nature/Nurture Debate  --  Instinct and Human Nature  --  Prenatal Experience and Familiarity Learning  --  Critical Periods in the First Three Years  --  IQ Testing and Education in the United States --  Bell Curve  --  Mechanical Interactions and thermodynamics  --  Ecological Solutions  --  Interconnectedness  --  Cross Cultural Perspectives  --  International Community Systems  --  International Foundational Values Of Social Justice  --  Research and Action That Promotes Social Justice  --  Intervention In American Values  --  Conclusion  --  References  --  Index.