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The Development of the Person: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation from Birth to Adulthood By L. Alan SroufeByron EgelandElizabeth A. CarlsonW. Andrew Collins ( The Guilford Press )
Release Date: 2005-04-04
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The definitive work on a groundbreaking study, this essential volume provides a coherent picture of the complexity of development from birth to adulthood. Explicated are both the methodology of the Minnesota study and its far-reaching contributions to understanding how we become who we are. The book marshals a vast body of data on the ways in which individuals' strengths and vulnerabilities are shaped by myriad influences, including early experiences, family and peer relationships throughout childhood and adolescence, variations in child characteristics and abilities, and socioeconomic conditions. Implications for clinical intervention and prevention are also addressed. Rigorously documented and clearly presented, the study's findings elucidate the twists and turns of individual pathways, illustrating as never before the ongoing interplay between developing children and their environments.
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 Recommended for students and professionals
A very good book. The longitudinal study described here is amazing. At an 85% retention rate over 26 years, this is definitely a study with a lot of validity. There are obvious limitations, like applicability to other cities wtih different cultures than this Minnesota city. Otherwise, every scale, every measure, every (you make it up) that could be applied, was applied - that's what makes this study really great and worth reading about. Lots of developmental theories, yet leaves room for discovery. I'm reading it for a graduate class - it can be really dense at times, but smooth during others. Overall, good book.
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 Excellent Book ( gerhardsuess3 )
I enjoyed it very much to read this book and even the methodological part with descriptions of all the measures did not stop me reading it - and English is a foreign language for me. It is the whole spirit of the book, the attempt to find answers for central questions concerning human development which provides a red line. And this is what caught me. So if English is a foreign language for you, don't hesitate to get that book: The Clarity in writing and the clarity of thoughts makes it easy to follow.
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