Evolution, early experience and human development from research to practice and policy

This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity...

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Main Author: Narvâaez, Darcia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2012, c2012
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