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Individual Development and Social Experience
Sonja M. Hunt, Jennifer Hilton ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This is a publisher's description of a general psychology book, first published in 1975 and reissued from the revised 1981 edition with a new preface. It covers the influences on human behaviour and the psychological and social needs of people from birth to death. Children are only one of several age groups discussed, alongside adolescents, middle-aged people and the elderly. The text promotes the book to students and professionals and does not report any research on children's well-being.
Key points
- The book was first published in 1975, and this reissue is based on the revised 1981 edition with a new preface by the authors.
- It covers psychological and social needs across the whole life span, from birth to death.
- It describes how children, adolescents, middle-aged people and the elderly respond to everyday situations.
- It is aimed at psychology students, teachers, doctors, nurses, police officers and social workers.
Limitations
The document is a promotional blurb, not a study, and has no findings, data or methods. It is not specifically about children, and it does not name a country, so it cannot inform child well-being evidence.
Abstract
What elements in our psychological make-up direct our behaviour, and what social influences mould our reactions from day to day? In Individual Development and Social Experience (originally published in 1975, reissuing the revised 1981 edition now with a new preface by the authors), two experienced psychologists explore the diverse influences that shape human behaviour and examine the psychological and social needs of individuals from birth to death. Psychology and sociology often over-compartmentalise or rely on unnecessary jargon. By describing how children, adolescents, middle-aged people, and the elderly respond to everyday situations, the authors present a comprehensive and absorbing analysis of human behaviour and the strains and stresses of modern life. Written in a remarkably readable and lucid manner, this book will appeal to anyone interested in human experience and behaviour. It provides an excellent introduction to social and individual psychology for psychology students as well as teachers, doctors, nurses, police officers, social workers, and all those who need an understanding of psychology in their professional lives.