20: Lifespan Perspectives Last updated Save as PDF Page ID9384 Contributed by Ellen A. Skinner, Thomas A. Kindermann, Robert W. Roeser, Cathleen L Smith, Andrew Mashburn & Joel SteelePortland State UniversityPublished by Portland State University Library 20.1: Lifespan Developmental Perspectives20.2: What was the “traditional” view of development?20.3: Why was the traditional view so appealing?20.4: What did the lifespan perspective offer as an alternative view of development?20.5: What are the key features of the proposition that “development is a life-long process”?20.6: What is the point of “multi-directionality”?20.7: What are the implications of the proposition that development includes both “gains and losses”?20.8: What is meant by the notion of “plasticity”?20.9: What are the implications of the proposition of “historical embeddedness”?20.10: What are the implications of “Contextualism as paradigm”?20.11: Why is the study of development a “multidisciplinary” affair?20.12: Did the lifespan perspective demonstrate that old age is a period of plasticity filled with gains?20.13: What are the most important take-home messages of lifespan developmental perspectives?20.14: What are the most important critiques of lifespan developmental perspectives?
