Psychology in Human and Social Development

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It is now widely accepted that any understanding of the processes of human and social development is incomplete without taking into account the ecological and cultural features of groups and societies. This important volume takes the cultural embedded ness of behavior as its central theme. This relatively recent development in the field of psychology was inspired by the contributions of scholars such as Durganand Sinha and the emergence of cross-cultural psychology as a distinct field of inquiry. As a result, culture has come to be regarded as the context or system and human behavior as adaptive to this context. This theme is elaborated in a variety of cultural contexts including India, China and Mexico. Besides theoretical issues, the distinguished contributors cover a wide range of important topics in the areas of developmental psychology, community mental health, the psychology of language, organizational behavior and school psychology. Specific chapters are devoted to a comparative understanding of human behavior, child development, family patterns, personality, leadership and managerial practice, and the role of culture in community interventions. Examining issues of human and social development primarily from indigenous and multidisciplinary perspectives, this volume will interest all those engaged in an understanding of the relationship between culture and human behavior. It will be of particular interest to psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychiatrists, educationists, and those engaged in cultural studies and the behavioral sciences.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R C Mishra

Dr. R.C. Mishra completed his B.Sc. with a first division and M.Sc. (Botany) also with a first division from Univerwsity of Allahabad and was placed n the merit llist. He was then enrolled for a Ph.D., did research on Environmental Science, and received U.G.C. fellowship for research. He completed his Ph.D. on the topic "Ecological Observation on Degraded Land with special Reference to Silica Sand Mining and Sand Stone Quarrying " Its Effects on Environment, at the University of Allahabad in 1992. He was selected for the prestigious I.P.S. in 1989 and was also selected in the U.P. PCS in the same year. He has attended various seminars and symposia on different aspects of crime; narcotics administration; human rights, etc. He has also participated in different programmes such as group discussion, talks and interviews on A.I.R. at Rohtak and Delhi. Apart from contributing papers and articles to various journals and magazines, he has successfully translated all the three volumes of Punjab Police Rules in Hindi. He has also written a number of summaries and abstracts for the Police Training College. His book, Cyber Crime: Impacts in the New Millennium, was introduced by the Home Ministry as the cops manual. Currently, Dr. Mishra is posted as Principal and Deputy Director of Police Training College, Madhuban, Karnal. He is also the recipient of the Human Rights Millennium Award presented by the International Association of Educators for World Peace.

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Title
Psychology in Human and Social Development
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0761995358
Length
308p.
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