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The Classic Edition of Heidi Keller's Cultures of Infancy, first published in 2007, includes a new introduction by the author, which describes for readers the original context of her work, how she has further developed her research and thinking, and the ongoing relevance of this volume in the context of future challenges for the field.In its original volume, Cultures of Infancy presented the first systematic analysis of culturally informed developmental pathways, synthesizing evolutionary and cultural psychological perspectives for a broader understanding of human development. In this compelling book, Heidi Keller utilizes ethnographic reports, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses, to illustrate how humans resolve universal developmental tasks in particular sociodemographic contexts. These contexts are represented in cultural models, with three distinct models addressed throughout the text: the model of independence with autonomy as developmental organizer; the model of interdependence with relatedness as the developmental organizer; and the model of autonomous relatedness representing particular mixtures of autonomy and relatedness. The book offers an empirical examination of the first integrative developmental task during the early months of life—relationship formation. Keller shows that early parenting experiences shape the basic foundation of the self within particular models of parenting that are influenced by culturally informed socialization goals. With distinct patterns of results that the studies have revealed, Cultures of Infancy helps redefine developmental psychology as part of a culturally informed science based on evolutionary groundwork. Scholars interested in a broad perspective on human development and culture will benefit from this pioneering volume.

The Myth of Attachment Theory confronts the uncritical acceptance of attachment theory – challenging its scientific basis and questioning the relevance in our modern, superdiverse and multicultural society – and exploring the central concern of how children, and their way of forming relationships, differ from each other. In this book, Heidi Keller examines diverse multicultural societies, proposing that a single doctrine cannot best serve all children and families. Drawing on cultural, psychological and anthropological research, this challenging volume respects cultural diversity as the human condition and demonstrates how the wide heterogeneity of children's worlds must be taken seriously to avoid painful or unethical consequences that might result from the application of attachment theory in different fields. The book explores attachment theory as a scientific construct, deals with attachment theory as the foundation of early education, specifies the dimensions that need to be considered for a culturally conscious approach and, finally, approaches ethical problems which result from the universality claim of attachment theory in different areas. This book employs multiple and mixed methods, while also going beyond critical analysis of theory to offer insight into the implications of the unquestioning acceptance of this theory in such areas as childhood interventions, diagnosis of attachment security, international intervention programs and educational settings. This volume will be a crucial read for scholars and researchers in developmental, educational and clinical psychology, as well as educators, teachers-in-training and other professionals working with children and their families.

Cultural diversity is no longer the exception in kindergartens today, but rather a lived and experienced reality. In today=s day-care centres, parents and children from very different cultural backgrounds come together, and it is not always easy to summon the necessary sensitivity, tolerance, and also respect for different values and standards, different gender roles, and different family and generational relationships. This volume develops educational approaches that are able to do justice to the diversity of today=s day-care centres. The basis for this is provided by comparative developmental psychology, which takes a scientific look at different cultural models of development, different upbringing strategies and differences in children=s social-emotional development, cognitive development, and self-development.

Most German-speaking researchers in the area of infant development are familiar with the research conducted in English. However, most English-speaking researchers are relatively unaware of the work currently being done in German. This volume is designed to remedy this imbalance and to promote international collaboration. The book's contributors -- an exciting and innovative group of German-speaking scholars -- provide up-to-date summaries of theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives on development. They review evidence and present points of view of great interest to all people who are committed to furthering our collective understanding of development in infancy.

Dieses E-Book enthält komplexe Grafiken und Tabellen, welche nur auf E-Readern gut lesbar sind, auf denen sich Bilder vergrössern lassen. Wie entwickle ich meine Führungsfähigkeiten im Umgang mit Schülerinnen und Schülern? Mit welchem Führungsverständnis gehe ich an die Arbeit? Das Arbeitsheft vermittelt angehenden Lehrpersonen eine tragfähige Basis für ihre eigene Konzeption von Führung. Durch individuelle Auswertungen zu praxisrelevanten Fragestellungen, Übungen, Beobachtungen und eigene Erfahrungen entwickeln die Lernenden schrittweise ein persönliches und formulierbares Führungsverständnis. Sie erarbeiten eine erprobungsbereite Grundlage für zukünftiges Führungshandeln im Unterricht, das ein wesentliches Qualitätsmerkmal ihres Berufes darstellt. Das Arbeitsheft wurde insbesondere für Studierende des Lehrberufs aller Stufen der obligatorischen Schulzeit entwickelt. Es eignet sich aber auch für erfahrene Lehrpersonen zur Weiterentwicklung ihrer Führungspraxis.

Multidisciplinary perspectives on the cultural and evolutionary foundations of children's attachment relationships and on the consequences for education, counseling, and policy.It is generally acknowledged that attachment relationships are important for infants and young children, but there is little clarity on what exactly constitutes such a relationship. Does it occur between two individuals (infant–mother or infant–father) or in an extended network? In the West, monotropic attachment appears to function as a secure foundation for infants, but is this true in other cultures? This volume offers perspectives from a range of disciplines on these questions. Contributors from psychology, biology, anthropology, evolution, social policy, neuroscience, information systems, and practice describe the latest research on the cultural and evolutionary foundations on children's attachment relationships as well as the implications for education, counseling, and policy.The contributors discuss such issues as the possible functions of attachment, including trust and biopsychological regulation; the evolutionary foundations, if any, of attachment; ways to model attachment using the tools of information science; the neural foundations of attachment; and the influence of cultural attitudes on attachment. Taking an integrative approach, the book embraces the wide cultural variations in attachment relationships in humans and their diversity across nonhuman primates. It proposes research methods for the culturally sensitive study of attachment networks that will lead to culturally sensitive assessments, practices, and social policies.ContributorsKim Bard, Marjorie Beeghly, Allyson J. Bennett, Yvonne Bohr, David L. Butler, Nandita Chaudhary, Stephen H. Chen, James B. Chisholm, Lynn A. Fairbanks, Ruth Feldman, Barbara L. Finlay, Suzanne Gaskins, Valeria Gazzola, Ariane Gernhardt, Jay Giedd, Alma Gottlieb, Kristen Hawkes, William D. Hopkins, Johannes Johow, Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter, Heidi Keller, Michael Lamb, Katja Liebal, Cindy H. Liu, Gilda A. Morelli, Marjorie Murray, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi, Naomi Quinn, Mariano Rosabal-Coto, Dirk Scheele, Gabriel Scheidecker, Margaret A. Sheridan, Volker Sommer, Stephen J. Suomi, Akira Takada, Douglas M. Teti, Bernard Thierry, Ross A. Thompson, Akemi Tomoda, Nim Tottenham, Ed Tronick, Marga Vicedo, Leslie Wang, Thomas S. Weisner, Relindis D. Yovsi

Ausgehend von der öffentlichen Diskussion um die ichbezogene Generation und die individuellen und gesellschaftlichen Konsequenzen analysiert Heidi Keller das frühe Erziehungs- und Sozialisationsumfeld von Kindern. Vom ersten Tag an orientiert sich elterliches Verhalten an psychologischer Autonomie. Die Einzigartigkeit, Individualität und insbesondere die innere Welt der Wünsche, Bedürfnisse und Vorlieben stehen zu Hause wie auch in der Kita im Mittelpunkt. Westliche Mittelschichtkinder wachsen daher in einem konsistenten Sozialisationsmilieu auf. Bisher wenig beachtete Konsequenzen dieser Erziehung werden anhand von Beispielen aufgezeigt, wie etwa dem Trotzverhalten, der Abhängigkeit von der ungeteilten Aufmerksamkeit der Eltern und der Verminderung sozialer Kompetenzen.

Kulturelle Vielfalt ist im Kindergarten heute nicht mehr die Ausnahme, sondern gelebte und erfahrene Realität. In Kindertagesstätten treffen heute Eltern und Kinder mit ganz unterschiedlichen kulturellen Hintergründen zusammen, wobei es nicht immer einfach ist, die notwendige Sensibilität, Toleranz, aber auch den Respekt gegenüber anderen Werten und Normen, anderem Rollenverhalten der Geschlechter, anderen Familien- und Generationsverhältnissen aufzubringen. Das Buch entwickelt pädagogische Ansätze, die der Vielfalt in den KiTas gerecht werden. Grundlagen dafür liefert die kulturvergleichende Entwicklungspsychologie, die unterschiedliche kulturelle Modelle der Entwicklung, die unterschiedlichen Erziehungsstrategien und die Unterschiede in der sozialemotionalen, kognitiven und Selbstentwicklung der Kinder ins wissenschaftliche Visier nimmt.

25 renommierte Krimi-Autoren, in Bayern geboren oder dort lebend, haben sich den dunklen Seiten ihrer Heimat gewidmet und zeigen in hochspannenden, skurrilen, amüsanten und bewegenden Kurzkrimis: Das Verbrechen lauert immer und überall, im Freistaat und darüber hinaus. Mit Kriminalgeschichten von: Friedrich Ani, Volker Backert, Jan Beinßen, Angela Eßer, Nicola Förg, Werner Gerl, Katharina Gerwens, Michael Gerwien, Lisa Graf-Riemann, Harry Kämmerer, Thomas Kastura, Lotte Kinskofer, Roland Krause, Iris Leister, Christian Limmer, Harry Luck, Felicitas Mayall, Stefanie Mohr, Oliver Pötzsch, Billie Rubin, Frank Schmitter, Michael Soyka, Ingeborg Struckmeyer, Georg Unterholzner, Dieter Weißbach

Attachment between an infant and his or her parents is a major topic within developmental psychology. An increasing number of psychologists, evolutionary biologists and anthropologists are articulating their doubts that attachment theory in its present form is applicable worldwide, without, however, denying that the development of attachment is a universal need. This book brings together leading scholars from psychology, anthropology and related fields to reformulate attachment theory in order to fit the cultural realities of our world. Contributions are based on empirical research and observation in a variety of cultural contexts. They are complemented by careful evaluation and deconstruction of many of the underlying premises and assumptions of attachment theory and of conventional research on the role of infant-parent attachment in human development. The book creates a contextual cultural understanding of attachment that will provide the basis for a groundbreaking reconceptualization of attachment theory.

Exploration and play behaviour form the subject of this book, in which a wide range of research activities, both theoretical and practical, are presented from various fields. In particular, the emphasis on applications (for example, in the development of software) demonstrates the integrated approach to basic and applied research. The authors come from many different countries and represent various theoretical approaches, enabling the reader to acquire an up-to-date overview of the field and thus form an opinion of his/her own regarding this field of research.

Kindheit wird von kulturellen Mustern geprägt. Wie können Kinderpsychotherapeuten, Kindergärtnerinnen, Erzieherinnen, Eltern … aktiv mit der kulturellen Vielfalt in unserer Gesellschaft umgehen? Professor Heidi Keller und ihr Team haben zwei grundlegende kulturelle Muster identifiziert, die durch die sozialen Erfahrungen im ersten Lebensjahr angelegt werden und deren Kenntnis sich in der Praxis als äußerst hilfreich erwiesen haben. Sie werden in diesem Buch gut verständlich und praxisnah aufbereitet: Wahrnehmen der eigenen kulturellen Brille Wahrnehmen der Praktiken anderer Kulturen als gleichberechtigte Lebensformen. Was bedeutet das konkret? Und wie kann man das Wissen in Therapie, Erziehung und Beratung nutzen? Die Akzeptanz unterschiedlicher kultureller Muster ist notwendige Voraussetzung für gelungene Integrationsbemühungen. Das Buch möchte dazu einen Beitrag leisten. Geschrieben für Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeuten, Erzieherinnen, Kindergärtnerinnen, Mitarbeiter von Beratungsstellen, Eltern, interessierte Laien.

Cultures of Infancy presents the first systematic analysis of culturally informed developmental pathways, synthesizing evolutionary and cultural psychological perspectives for a broader understanding of human development. In this compelling book, author Heidi Keller utilizes ethnographic reports, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses, to illustrate how humans resolve universal developmental tasks in particular sociodemographic contexts. These contexts are represented in cultural models, and three distinct models are addressed throughout the text: the model of independence with autonomy as developmental organizer; the model of interdependence with relatedness as the developmental organizer; and the model of autonomous relatedness representing particular mixtures of autonomy and relatedness. The book offers an empirical examination of the first integrative developmental task-relationship formation during the early months of life. Keller shows that early parenting experiences shape the basic foundation of the self within particular models of parenting that are influenced by culturally informed socialization goals. With distinct patterns of results the studies have revealed, Cultures of Infancy will help redefine developmental psychology as part of a culturally informed science based on evolutionary ground work. Scholars interested in a broad perspective on human development and culture will benefit from this pioneering volume.

Between Culture and Biology breaks away from the traditional nature/nurture dialectic and brings together biological, psychological and cultural perspectives on development. In this thought-provoking book, the argument is put forward that the biological bases of behaviour and cultural context should be approached in an integrated fashion to properly understand ontogenetic development and that both the cultural and biological demain provide constraints and opportunities for development. It also examines the influence that various perspectives have had on developmental theory and the extent to which cultural ideas and practices reflect biological and psychological constraints. By drawing together editors and contributors who are all leading experts in their field, with diverse theoretical perspectives from a range of disciplines Between Culture and Biology develops an integrative approach to this fascinating topic while preserving intellectual depth and complexity.

Dieses Handbuch ist einem Lebensabschnitt (0 - 3 Jahre) gewidmet, in dem es noch etwas zu entdecken gibt. Ziel ist es, nicht nur neuere Entwicklungen und Trends in der Kleinkindforschung darzustellen, sondern auf dem Hintergrund der vorhandenen Wissensvielfalt Bilanz zu ziehen: - Wo steht die Kleinkindforschung nach ca. 30 Jahren intensiver Forschungsbemühungen? - Was sind die Themen? - Welche theoretischen Orientierungen leiten die Forschung? - Mit welchen Methoden wird gearbeitet? - In welchen Fachbereichen werden Erkenntnisse in Anwendungen umgesetzt, nachdem Längsschnittstudien die querschnittliche Betrachtungsweise ersetzt haben und die ökologische wie die systemische Betrachtungsweise breite Zustimmung erfahren haben? Eine Besonderheit dieses Buches ist die ausführliche Darstellung entwicklungspsychologischer Methoden.

Curiosity and Exploration: Theories and Results provides a systematic review of research on curiosity and exploration and is intended to present theories, methods, and research findings and to compare these with other fields of psychology. The text discusses topics on various aspects of curiosity and exploration such as the historical development of curiosity research; theoretical approaches to fully explain the phenomena of curiosity and exploration; developmental perspective in the study of curiosity and exploration; and the author's summary and evaluation at the end of the book. Psychologists will find the book to be very interesting.