Citation
Koops, Willem & Elder, Glen H., Jr. (1996). Historical Developmental Psychology: Some Introductory Remarks. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 19(2), 369-371.Abstract
Historical studies of childhood and the family have flourished since the publication of Philippe Aries’s groundbreaking book, Centuries of childhood (1960/1962). Much debate has occurred on issues of historical discontinuity (Demos, 1970; Zuckerman, 1970) and continuity (notably Pollock, 1983, 1987) concerning cultural representations of childhood and children’s actual behavioural patterns. However, the historical relativity of childhood and child development has hardly influenced the thinking of developmental psychologists. Nevertheless, some initiatives have attempted to bridge the gap between the social history of childhood and developmental psychology (notably Elder, Modell, & Parke, 1993). By definition, work of this kind presents a challenge to developmental psychology with its assumptions regarding the universality of developmental processes (Koops, 1990; Zuckerman, 1993).URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/016502549601900208Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
1996Journal Title
International Journal of Behavioral DevelopmentAuthor(s)
Koops, WillemElder, Glen H., Jr.