Intro Flashcards
normative age - graded influences
These are influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group
normative history-graded influences
Influences that are common to people of a particular generation because of historical circumstances
culture
The behavior patterns, beliefs and all other products of a group that are passed on from generation to generation
cross cultural studies
Comparison of one culture with one or more other culture. These provide information about the degree to which development is similar, or universal, across cultures and the degree to which it is culture specific
ethnicity
A characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion and language
socioeconomic status SES
Refers to the grouping of people with similar occupational, educational and economic characteristics
gender
The characteristics of people as males or females
social policy
A national governments course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens
biological processes
changes in an individuals physical nature
cognitive processes
Changes in an individuals thought, intelligence and language
socioemotional processes
Changes in an individuals relationships with other people, emotions and personality
nature-nurture issue
Refers to the debate about whether development is primarily influenced by nature or nurture. Nature refers to an organisms biological inheritance, nurture to its environmental experiences. The ‘nature proponents ‘ claim biological inheritance is the most important influence on development; the ‘nurture proponents’ claim that environmental experiences are the most important
stability-change issue
Involves the degree to which we become older renditions of our early experience (stability) or whether we develop into someone different from who we wee at an earlier point in development (change)
