Change And Stability

Author : Anita L. Vangelisti,Harry T. Reis,Mary Anne Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1139432052

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Stability and Change in Relationships by Anita L. Vangelisti,Harry T. Reis,Mary Anne Fitzpatrick Pdf

Understanding interpersonal relationships requires understanding actors, behaviors, and contexts. This 2002 volume presents research from a variety of disciplines that examine personal relationships on all three levels. The first section focuses on the factors that influence individuals to enter, maintain, and dissolve relationships. The second section emphasizes ongoing processes that characterize relationships and focuses on issues such as arguing and sacrificing. The third and final section demonstrates that the process of stability and change are embedded in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Chapters address cultural universals as well as cross-cultural differences in relationship behaviors and outcomes. The emergence of relational forms, such as the interaction between people and computers, is also explored. Stability and Change in Relationships will be of interest to a broad range of fields, including psychology, sociology, communications, gerontology, and counselling.

Author : Sarah Crafter,Rachel Maunder,Laura Soulsby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317231486

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Developmental Transitions by Sarah Crafter,Rachel Maunder,Laura Soulsby Pdf

How can we make sense of change and stability through the lifespan of human development? What role does personal experience, our relationships with others, and historical and sociocultural contexts play in shaping these changes? This is the first book to offer an integrative overview of the range of developmental transitions which occur through the lifespan. Bringing together different theoretical and conceptual perspectives and a broad range of empirical research including quantitative and qualitative approaches, this book encompasses a range of complex transitional forms. Covering topics such as health transitions, transitions in friendships and romantic relationships, career transitions, and societal transitions, this book takes the reader beyond a focus on childhood and adolescence, to look at the whole lifespan. Reflecting a perspective that takes into account a sociocultural past and present, this book seeks to show how transitions can be viewed as both an experience of uncertainty and possibility. Transitions perform important functions and present psychosocial opportunities. Developmental Transitions is essential reading for all undergraduate and graduate students of developmental and cultural psychology and is also a valuable resource for academics and practitioner audiences interested in stability and change as people age.

Author : Antonio Cassese,Joseph H. H. Weiler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783110892673

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Change and Stability in International Law-Making by Antonio Cassese,Joseph H. H. Weiler Pdf

Change and Stability in International Law-Making.

Author : Kjell Goldmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400859726

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Change and Stability in Foreign Policy by Kjell Goldmann Pdf

Assume that a nation is pursuing a given foreign policy and that we are concerned with the way in which it will act in the future. We may want to make a forecast--but then to what extent is the present policy of a nation a valid guide to its future behavior? Or we may want to influence the nation to change its course--can we succeed? In other words, will the policy change or persist in the face of new conditions or negative feedback? Kjell Goldmann identifies the factors that may have an impact on whether a specific foreign policy is likely to endure or to change and develops them into a theory of foreign policy stability. He then uses this theory to explore the reasons why West German-Soviet detente during the 1970s proved to be more enduring than the improvement in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Finally, he outlines a hypothetical scenario for a fully successful process of detente stabilization and examines the extent to which this scenario is realistic. The book ends with some thought about how to conduct a policy aimed at stable detente with an adversary. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : David L. Featherman,Richard M. Lerner,Marion Perlmutter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317728962

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Life-Span Development and Behavior by David L. Featherman,Richard M. Lerner,Marion Perlmutter Pdf

The final volume in this significant series, this publication mirrors the broad scientific attention given to ideas and issues associated with the life-span perspective: constancy and change in human development; opportunities for and constraints on plasticity in structure and function across life; the potential for intervention across the entire life course (and thus for the creation of an applied developmental science); individual differences (diversity) in life paths, in contexts (or the ecology) of human development, and in changing relations between people and contexts; interconnections and discontinuities across age levels and developmental periods; and the importance of integrating biological, psychological, social, cultural, and historical levels of organization in order to understand human development.

Author : Kennon M Sheldon,Richard E. Lucas
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780124105386

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Stability of Happiness by Kennon M Sheldon,Richard E. Lucas Pdf

The right to "pursue happiness" is one of the dominant themes of western culture, and understanding the causes of happiness is one of the primary goals of the positive psychology movement. However, before the causality question can even be considered, a more basic question must be addressed: CAN happiness change? Reasons for skepticism include the notion of a "genetic set point" for happiness, i.e. a stable personal baseline of happiness to which individuals will always return, no matter how much their lives change for the better; the life-span stability of happiness-related traits such as neuroticism and extraversion; and the powerful processes of hedonic adaptation, which erode the positive effects of any fortuitous life change. This book investigates prominent theories on happiness with the research evidence to discuss when and how happiness changes and for how long. Identifies all major theories of happiness Reviews empirical results on happiness longevity/stability Discusses mitigating factors in what influences happiness longevity

Author : Richard P. Lipka,Thomas M. Brinthaupt
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1992-07-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0791410048

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Self-Perspectives across the Life Span by Richard P. Lipka,Thomas M. Brinthaupt Pdf

When and how is the self acquired and what characterizes its development and change over the life span? What are the implications of using different methodologies to study the self with different age groups? This book addresses these and related questions. The authors offer research on early and middle childhood, late childhood and adolescence, and adulthood and old age. Among the issues considered are the relationship between cognitive complexity and self-evaluation in childhood, the pivotal socio-emotional tasks that confront the adolescent, and effects of situational and structural factors on the self-esteem of adolescents and adults, and age and gender differences in the ideal and undesired selves of young and older adults. These contributions illustrate the different theoretical and methodological issues that are associated with differing stages of the life span and provide a summary of the current knowledge base of the self across the life span. Unlike previous books on study of the self, this one provides a systematic analysis of the theoretical and methodological issues and a selection of several alternative methodologies for studying the self across the life span.

Author : Nadin Beckmann,Robert E. Wood
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889453450

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Dynamic Personality Science. Integrating Between-Person Stability and Within-Person Change by Nadin Beckmann,Robert E. Wood Pdf

Personality can be understood from at least two perspectives. One focuses on stable, between-person differences, or traits. The other perspective focuses on within-person differences and dynamics, i.e., fluctuations in personality in response to situations and across time. This Research Topic reflects recent developments in personality research to integrate both trait and dynamic perspectives. An integrated view on personality recognizes both stability in between-person differences and within-person change. Contributors are drawn from research teams across Europe, North America and Australasia, and from basic and applied fields, including organizational, educational, and clinical. The studies reported provide new evidence in support of an integrative approach, highlight currently active areas of research and propose new directions of research. Current streams of research include the study of contingent units of personality and within-person processes underlying traits, the comparisons of findings based on within- vs. between-person data, the conceptualisation and operationalization of perceived and objective change in situation variables, the malleability of personality and the potential for personality interventions. Integrative approaches using within-person designs provide new, bottom-up insights into general principles of personality that explain differences between people while reflecting the complexities of within-person personality dynamics at the level of the individual.

Author : Paul T. Costa, Jr.,Robert R. McCrae
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135459710

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Personality in Adulthood by Paul T. Costa, Jr.,Robert R. McCrae Pdf

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this influential work argues for the enduring stability of personality across adult development. It also offers a highly accessible introduction to the five-factor model of personality. Critically reviewing different theories of personality and adult development, the authors explain the logic behind the scientific assessment of personality, present a comprehensive model of trait structure, and examine patterns of trait stability and change after age 30, incorporating data from ongoing cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. The second edition has been updated throughout with the authors' new findings, ideas, and interpretations, and includes a new chapter on cross-cultural research. It culminates in an additional new chapter that presents a comprehensive theory of personality grounded in the five-factor model.

Author : James W. Bartolome
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Peat
ISBN : MINN:31951D029884072

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Stability and Change in Minerotrophic Peatlands, Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada by James W. Bartolome Pdf

Minerotrophic peatlands or fens in California's Sierra Nevada are small wet meadows surrounded by mixed conifer forest. The dynamics of vegetation change at the meadow edge and the ages and development of fens were investigated, in the Sagehen Creek Basin near Truckee, California, through the use of radiocarbon dating of peat, pollen studies, examination of processes of peat development and accumulation, stand age analysis of trees around peatlands, and evaluation of tree-ring variation. These approaches were used to evaluate both short- and long-term changes. Fens varied in age from more than 8000 years toless than 1000years old. Results suggest that overall fen development proceeds rapidly, with peat buildup dependent upon adequate moisture supply. During fen development trees repeatedly invade and retreat from the fen edges. The timing of invasions appears unrelated to events such as human disturbance and climatic change. Instead, changes are most likely to result from alterations in groundwater supply in interaction with tree establishment, longevity, and water uptake. Little evidence was found that accepted successional models which emphasize predictable and gradual vegetational development apply to fens in the Sagehen Basin.

Author : Alex G. Oude Elferink
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047416166

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Stability and Change in the Law of the Sea: The Role of the LOS Convention by Alex G. Oude Elferink Pdf

This work looks at topics, which can contribute to an understanding of how the Convention has been adapted to newly arising issues and how further adaptation may be achieved in the future, without a readjustment of the basic legal framework contained in the Convention.

Author : Rosanna Sornicola,Erich Poppe,Ariel Shisha-Halevy
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027284716

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Stability, Variation and Change of Word-Order Patterns over Time by Rosanna Sornicola,Erich Poppe,Ariel Shisha-Halevy Pdf

The issue of permanence and change of word-order patterns has long been debated in both historical linguistics and structural theories. The interest in this theme has been revamped by contemporary research in typology with its emphasis on correlation or ‘harmonies’ of structures of word-order as explicative principles of both synchronic and diachronic processes. The aim of this book is to stimulate a critical reconsideration of perspectives and methods in the study of continuities and discontinuities of word-order patterns. Bringing together contributions by specialists of various theoretical backgrounds and with expertise in different language families or groups (Caucasian, Hamito-Semitic, and — among Indo-European — Hittite, Greek, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic, Romance), the book addresses issues like the notions of stability, variation and change of word-order and their interrelations, the interplay of syntactic and pragmatic factors, and the role of internal and external factors in synchronic and diachronic dynamics of word-order. The book contains a selection of papers presented at a workshop held at the XIII International Conference on Historical Linguistics (Düsseldorf, August 1997) and additonal invited contributions.

Author : Melvin L. Kohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 1315635631

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Change and Stability by Melvin L. Kohn Pdf

Author : Shin Haruta,Yasuhisa Saito,Hiroyuki Futamata
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889451692

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Development of Microbial Ecological Theory: Stability, Plasticity, and Evolution of Microbial Ecosystems by Shin Haruta,Yasuhisa Saito,Hiroyuki Futamata Pdf

“How can we develop microbial ecological theory?” The development of microbial ecological theory has a long way to reach its goal. Advances in microbial ecological techniques provide novel insights into microbial ecosystems. Articles in this book are challenging to determine the central and general tenets of the ecological theory that describes the features of microbial ecosystems. Their achievements expand the frontiers of current microbial ecology and propose the next step. Assemblage of these diverse articles hopefully helps to go on this long journey with many avenues for advancement of microbial ecology.

Author : Charles F. Halverson, Jr.,Gedolph A. Kohnstamm,Roy P. Martin,Charles F. Halverson,Geldolph A. Kohnstamm
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317781790

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The Developing Structure of Temperament and Personality From Infancy To Adulthood by Charles F. Halverson, Jr.,Gedolph A. Kohnstamm,Roy P. Martin,Charles F. Halverson,Geldolph A. Kohnstamm Pdf

This book is the first to bring together researchers in individual differences in personality and temperament to explore whether there is any unity possible between the temperament researchers of infancy and childhood and the major researchers in adult personality. Prior to the workshop which resulted in this volume, the existing literature seemed to document a growing consensus on the part of the adult personality researchers that five major personality dimensions -- the "Big Five" -- might be sufficient to account for most of the important variances in adult individual differences in personality. In contrast to this accord, the literature on child and infant individual differences seemed to offer a wide variety of opinions regarding the basic dimensions of difference in personality or temperament. The editors believed that they could encourage researchers from both the adult and child areas to consider the importance of a lifespan conceptualization of individual differences by discussing their research in terms of a continuity approach. Written by some of the most distinguished scholars from Great Britain, continental Western Europe, and Eastern Europe as well as the United States and Canada, the chapters present a cross-cultural view of both adult personality and temperament in infancy and childhood. By sharing their recent data, techniques, and theoretical speculations, the chapter authors communicate the research enthusiasm engendered by the growing consensus of the adult "Big Five" as well as the exciting prospects of an integrative program of research from infancy to adulthood that will clarify and consolidate what is now a disparate set of methods, theory, and findings across the lifespan. The editors suggest that this volume will have considerable heuristic value in stimulating researchers to conceptualize their work in developmental, lifespan approaches that will lead to a consolidation of individual differences research at every age.