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Human Development

By: Eric Rayner Angela Joyce James Rose Mary Twyman Christopher Clulow
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 158391112X
ISBN-13: 9781583911129
Released: 22 Sep 2005
RRP: £20.99
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Dated, homophobic and filled with gender stereotypes. - By: Joeydangers, 24 Sep 2008
I was initiallly shocked at the levels of homophobia & gender stereotyping inherent in this book, but ended up laughing out loud at some very judgemental & moralistic passages on sex & relationships. I showed passages of this book to friends, who were also astounded that such a volume should be required reading for counselling students on courses in 2008, which is where I came across it.

Interesting but dated! - By: , 15 Feb 2001
This was a textbook for the counselling course I just completed, so compulsory reading. Not the kind of book you'd pick up for a light read, but it *is* one I wish I'd read while my kids were still babies. Rayner takes the reader through alll aspects of human development from birth to death. There were parts of this book which were fascinating, particularly the sections on early psychology & what can go wrong with the development & growth of self during the baby stages. I also read about behaviours I'd seen in my own (and everyone else's children!) & never reallly understood before. Where Rayner fallls short (the book was written in the 60's) is in his assumptions about gender roles. I & many of my colleagues, found him very sexist & limited in his views on such things as working women, single parent families, & marriage. My views are still relatively consevative, so if yours are radical, this book could get you very angry! This is a good basic textbook, & would even make a good read for an interested parent, but be prepared for dated views alongside generallly agreed truths about how we as people grow & mature.