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Action and Self-development

Theory and Research Through the Life Span

By: J. Brandtstadter (Editor), Richard M. Lerner (Editor)

Hardcover

Published: 24th August 1999
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This volume presents the reader with a stimulating rich tapestry of essays exploring the nature of action and intentionality, and discussing their role in human development. As the contributions make clear, action is an integrative concept that forms the bridge between our psychological, biological, and sociocultural worlds. Action is also integrative in the sense of entailing motivational, emotional, and cognitive systems, and this integration too is well represented in the chapters. Action is defined, and distinguished from behavior, according to its intentional quality. Thus, a constantly recurring theme in the volume involves the dialectic of action-intentionality, and specifically the questions of how and when these concepts are to be distinguished.

Introduction
Development, Action and Intentionality
Development as a Personal and Social Construction
Revisiting 'Individuals as Producers of Their Development'
From Dynamic Interactionism to Developmental Systems
The Self in Action and Development
Cultural, Biosocial and Ontogenetic Bases of Intentional Self-Development
Selectivity in Lifespan Development
Biological and Societal Canalizations and Individuals' Developmental Goals
Freedom Isn't Free
Power, Alienation and the Consequences of Action
The Dynamic Co-Development of Intentionality, Self and Social Relations
Designing Personal Development Goals: Goals, Plans and Future Selves
The Pursuit of Personal Goals
A Motivational Approach to Well-Being and Life Adjustment
Personal Projects and Social Ecology
Themes and Variations across the Life-Span
Life Planning
Anticipating Future Life Goals and Managing Personal Development
The Process of Meaning Construction
Dissecting the Flow of Semiotic Activity
A Motivational-Volitional Perspective on Identity Development
Free Fantasies about the Future and the Emergence of Developmental Goals
Resilience and Efficacy Across the Life Span
Psychological Control in Later Life
Implications for Life-Span Development
Intentional Self-Development through Adulthood and Later Life
Tenacious Pursuit and Flexible Adjustment of Goals
Successful Development and Aging
The Role of Selection, Optimization and Compensation in Successful Aging
Emotional Learning and Mechanisms of Intentional Psychological Change
Action Regulation, Coping and Development
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ISBN: 9780761915430
ISBN-10: 0761915435
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 568
Published: 24th August 1999
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2  x 3.4
Weight (kg): 0.853