A History of the Study of Human Growth

A History of the Study of Human Growth

Author: James Mourilyan Tanner

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1981-08-13

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0521224888

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Tracing the history of studies of the physical growth of children from the time of the Ancient Greeks onwards.


Human Growth and Development

Human Growth and Development

Author: Noel Cameron

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-06-08

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 0123838827

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Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, this book is suitable for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development. It is presented in the form of lectures to facilitate student programming.


Patterns of Human Growth

Patterns of Human Growth

Author: Barry Bogin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-05-06

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9780521564380

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A revised edition of an established text on human growth and development from an anthropological and evolutionary perspective.


Perspectives in Human Growth, Development and Maturation

Perspectives in Human Growth, Development and Maturation

Author: Parasmani Dasgupta

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-14

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 9401598010

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One morning in 1969, out of the blue, I received a letter which both distressed and astonished me. It was from a Prof. S. R. Das in Calcutta, who requested me to accept, for eventual analysis, a mountain of anthropometric data he had accumulated, as he was ill and did not expect to survive to analyse it himself. The data provided the astonishment; twenty-two anthropometric characters recorded every six months or a year, over a period of 14 years, in a mixed longitudinal study of some 560 children, aged six months to twenty years. Most were in families with siblings also in the study, and every child was measured every time by S. R. Das himself. The archive was unique, combining the personal anthropometry of R. H. Whitehouse in the Harpenden Growth Study and the family approach of the Fels Growth Study. This was a study of which neither I, nor anyone of my acquaintance, had heard. Even in India, Prof. Das' work was scarcely known. It turned out Das was a scholarly man, quiet and unassuming, absolutely committed to his Sarsuna-Barisha Growth Study,just the obverse of the professional showman. Clearly this was not a request I could refuse, although I already had in hand enough projects to occupy Siva himself.


Auxology

Auxology

Author: Michael Hermanussen

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9783510652785

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Patterns of Human Growth

Patterns of Human Growth

Author: Barry Bogin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988-05-26

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780521345934

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This book presents an anthropological, evolutionary and biocultural perspective to the study and interpretation of human growth. Based on courses which Dr Bogin teaches to a mixture of medical, nutrition and anthropology students, the book provides a synthesis of the forces that shaped the evolution of the human growth pattern, the biocultural factors that direct its expression, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that regulate individual development and the biomathematical approaches needed to analyse and interpret human growth. The book begins by discussing the history of the study of human growth and the basic principles for the study of human development. Two chapters are devoted to the often neglected, but vitally important, subject of the evolution of the human pattern of growth, giving a comprehensive explanation for the functional and adaptive significance of human growth patterns. Later chapters explore the physiological, environmental and cultural reasons for population variation in growth; the genetic and endocrine factors that regulate the growth of individuals; and the mathematical and biological models of the process of human growth and development. A new model of growth regulation is presented that combines quantitative and qualitative elements from mathematics, molecular biology and neuroendocrine physiology. Pitched towards an audience of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, biology, human sciences and psychology, this book should become a major text for the study of human growth.


Human Growth, Behaviour and Development

Human Growth, Behaviour and Development

Author: Alastair Gibson

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2015-10-26

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1473944031

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Understanding the way in which individuals develop before birth, as babies, children and adolescents through to young and older adulthood towards death is an important part of any social work role. Being able to skilfully apply this understanding in real life practice situations is even more important, as purposeful translations of human development are at the heart of effective professional practice. Introducing students to emotional, psychological and social developmental theories of human growth before exploring in detail how these theories can be incorporated into practice, this book will ensure students have all the tools they need to not only understand but critically appraise and apply psychosocial theories early on in training and whilst on placement. With the help of real world case studies, summaries and tips for further study, it will show students how life course theories inter-relate and how they can make appropriate, purposeful translations of theory into skilled, professional practice.


Theories of Human Growth and Development: Developmental Psychology

Theories of Human Growth and Development: Developmental Psychology

Author: Theresa Lowry-Lehnen

Publisher:

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781512170917

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Developmental psychology is the branch of psychology and the scientific study of how people grow and change over the course of a lifetime. Originally concerned with infants and children it expanded to include adolescence, adult development, ageing, and the entire lifespan. Beginning with Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and Jean Piaget (1896-1980), the early focus of developmental psychology was on the maturation of children. Within the last three decades, researchers who study human development have expanded their focus to examine change across a broad range of topics including psycho-physiological processes; cognitive development involving areas such as problem solving, moral and conceptual understanding; language acquisition; social, personality, emotional development, self-concept and identity formation.The scientific study of human growth and development is important not only to psychology, but also to biology, sociology, anthropology, education, history and health care. Most important, however, are its practical applications. By better understanding how and why people change and grow, the knowledge can be applied to help people to reach their full potential.