Phenomenology and Ecological Systems Theory: Development of Diverse Groups
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The theoretical framework addresses the life course human development of diverse groups. It acknowledges that all humans are vulnerable, and that patterned and unique outcome variations emerge given perception-linked and context-based interactions between culture and ethnicity. The perspective emphasizes not only the “what” or outcomes of development but also the “how.” The theory explores the many paths for obtaining both resiliency (i.e., positive outcomes independent of significant challenge) and unproductive outcomes given structured inequalities. In providing an identity-focused cultural ecological (ICE) perspective as applied to diverse humans, the framework examines the broad patterns of coping processes and identity formation that result. Keywords: coping processes; cultural diversity; ecological contexts; human vulnerability and resiliency; identity formation; social cognition and perception
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The principles of the science of individuality are consistent with research on the differential effects of interventions, the historical and phenomenological factors that affect individual responses to adversities, and the neurobiological factors involved in individual differences in plasticity and susceptibility to environmental influences.
“The principles of this science are consistent with a range of fields, including research on the differential effects of interventions (Kellam, Koretz, & Mościcki, 1999), the historical and phenomenological factors that affect individual responses to adversities (Spencer, 2007), and the neurobiological factors involved in individual differences in plasticity and susceptibility to environmental”
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Children's long-term responses to adversities vary as a function of individual sensitivities and dispositions; socialization practices; the type, timing, and intensity of adversities; and the countervailing buffering supports available to them.
“Children's long-term responses to adversities vary as a function of individual sensitivities and dispositions; socialization practices; the type, timing, and intensity of adversities; and the countervailing buffering supports available to them (e.g., Spencer, 2007;Spencer et al., 2015).”
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- Authors
- Spencer, M. B.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Spencer, Margaret Beale
- Venue
- Handbook of Child Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-06
- OpenAlex
- W1727645093
- Cited by
- 504
- References
- 6
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- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Keywords
- cultural diversity, human development, life course development, resilience, vulnerability, coping, identity construction, social cognition, perception, ethnicity, cultural context, social inequality
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