Wk 1 intro Flashcards
lifespan development
explores how we grown and change over time from conception to death
development may be characterized by …
a series of stages of phases- childhood, adolescence and adulthoood
ABC’ of human development
affective, biological and cognitive
Affective
social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, moral
Biological
physical growth, maturation and ageing, hormones, chromosomes
Cognitive
knowledge, thinking and understanding
3 key elements that shape and locate our development
time, place and culture
impacting factors on development
health/illness, poverty, cultural expectations, opportunity and physical environment
impacting factors produce…
individual variation
social constructionist approach
ideas about development change over time, are different at different times in history, foreground different assumptions from time to time
development is an outcome of…
where we are located, traditions, symbols, objects and events that are part of the world we live in
Discourses
help us to make meaning, are a way of thinking about a topic, show how power is held in society
