Human Development and Health
This book provides an overview of investigations into the interrela tions between stressful living conditions, individual coping strategies, and social support networks, on the one hand, and physiological, psychological, and social "health", on the other
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Human Development and Health
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo
Prof. Dr. Klaus Hurrelmann Universitat Bielefeld SFB 227 Postfach 8640 D-4800 Bielefeld
With 5 Figures
e-ISBN -13: 978-3-642-74328-3 ISBN -13: 978-3-642-74330-6 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-74328-3
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Preface
This book provides an overview of investigations into the interrelations between stressful living conditions, individual coping strategies, and social support networks, on the one hand, and physiological, psychological, and social "health", on the other. Health is used as a broad term, and is defined as a state of physical and mental wellbeing by which an individual is capable of processing inner and outer reality in a productive and satisfying manner. The potential stresses and strains inherent in the lifestyles of children, adolescents, and adults in contemporary industrial societies are the prime concern of this book. I try to offer a comprehensive view which takes modern socialization theory as its starting point. Chapter 1 introduces the subject and discusses the psychological and social "costs" that accompany life within modern industrial society. Chapter 2 reviews research on types and distribution of social, psychological, and somatic disorders. Chapter 3 explores the risk factors and constellations of stressful life events, role conflicts, and transitions and focuses on the changes in types of demand or strains throughout the life span. Chapter 4 contains an analysis of the personal and social "resources" that can be mobilized if stress occurs. Chapter 5 reviews the theoretical models in sociology, psychology, and'medicine; here I attempt to formulate a comprehensive socialization-theoretical model of the interdependencies between stress, development, and health/disease. Chapter 6 disc
