GRT 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ecological Systems Theory, Reductionism, Inductive Reasoning

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Gerontology
• Course: GRT 2100
• Professor: Sonia Gulati

Document Summary

Aim to bind together knowledge about some particular aspect of the world or experience. Types of theories you use are very much influenced by the person"s training, your ability to use the theories, political positioning. Start with a theory and makes a conclusion. Developmental science: attempts to explain the underlying processes of development aging and why is this happening. Nature (genetics and inherited traits) nurture (how you are raised) Many aspect influence the aging process: death of a loved one, events in community, being in an accident that results in disability. Organismic model: nature drives development (physical and mental growth and development is the result of inherited traits or genetic predisposition. these changes happen in discrete steps) Mechanistic model: nurture drives development (development and growth occur as a result of the individual experiences. also result of the environmental conditions that the individual lives in, the learning opportunities . development is a more continuous and smooth process)