Lecture 1 Flashcards
What is developmental theory?
Explores the process of growth and change over the life course
Development is _____
Dynamic
What is the trajectory of equifinality?
Lots of different causes lead to a single outcome (ex: Identity development)
What is the trajectory of multifinality?
One cause leads to different outcomes (ex: childhood trauma)
What is structural theory?
Focuses on the impact of broader social structures on human behaviour and experience.
What are the root causes of developmental problems according to structural theory?
Societal issues such as gender and race etc
What is critical theory?
Critiques dominant social structures and sees how they negatively shape development.
What is the key to the structural approach?
Centrality of power in social relationships- how dominant structures are held up by power and oppression.
What is intersectionality?
How different oppressions intersect to shape developmental pathways
What does human behaviour result from?
The interaction between person and environment. Behaviour as context specific.
What is ecological systems theory?
Blends people and their environment. There is a set of nesting ecological systems. At the centre is the individual.
What is the microsystem?
Institutions and groups that most immediately and directly impact the individual (peers, family, biology)
What is the idea of reciprocity?
The environment acts on the individual, yet the individual also acts on the environment
What are settings?
Place with defined physical features, where the individual engages in activities at a defined time, does defined activities, and takes on defined roles.
What is the mesosystem?
Interactions between microsystems (ex: Best friend interacting with parents)
