Download or read book A Critical Approach to Human Growth and Development written by Paula Nicolson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be human? This critical text from a well-respected author captures and interrogates the many models which have been developed to explore and explain human behaviour. Informed by sociological, psychological and biological perspectives, the book plots the key stages of the life course from childhood through to older age.