Human Lifespan
Development Theories
(by Natasha 822278)
BIOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE
Maturational
Theory
Arnold
Gesell
Behvaioral
Maturation
Physically
Maturation
Ethological
Theory
Konrad
Lorenz
Imprinting
John
Wolby
Theory of
Attachment
Emotional
relationship with
caregiver
ECOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVES
Urie
Brofenbrenner
Ecological System
Theory
Microsystem
direct contact (parents, family, friends, classmates)
Mesosystem
child is neglected by his parents, he may have a low chance of
developing positive attitude towards his teachers
Exosystem
between the context where in the person does not have any
active role, and the context where in is actively participating
(eg:child attach to father more than mother)
Macrosystem
cultural contexts involve the socioeconomic status of
the person and/or his family (born to a poor family
makes a person work harder every day)
Chronosystem
transitions and shifts in one's
lifespan (divorce- affect
relationship and the child behavior)