Between Culture and Biology: Perspectives on Ontogenetic Development

Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development

by Heidi Keller (Editor), Ype H. Poortinga (Editor), Axel Schölmerich (Editor)

Breaking away from the traditional nature/nurture dialectic, this study brings together biological, psychological and cultural perspectives on development. It asserts that the biological bases of behavior and cultural context should be approached in an integrated fashion to properly understand ontogenetic development and the constraints and opportunities for development. It also examines influences on developmental theory and the extent to which cultural ideas and practices reflect biological and psychological constraints.

450 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Heidi Keller is Professor Emeritus at Osnabrück University, Germany, and a Director of Nevet Greenhouse of Context-Informed Research and Training for Children in Need in the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.