Exploring the Complexities of Human Action

Catherine Raeff is Professor of Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her publications include the books Always Separate, Always Connected: Independence and Interdependence in Cultural Contexts of Development and Exploring the Dynamics of Human Development: An Integrative Approach.

Introduction: Some Complexities

Part I. Setting the Stage
Chapter 1. Introducing Psychology
Chapter 2. Taking a Theoretical Turn
Chapter 3. Questioning Convention

Part II. Conceptualizing Action
Chapter 4. Systems Theory and Introducing Action
Chapter 5. Constitutive Processes
Chapter 6. Psychological Processes
Chapter 7. Developmental Processes

Part III. Implications and Applications
Chapter 8. Implications for Understanding Human Functioning Integratively and Actively
Chapter 9. Implications for Thinking about Individuality and Variability
Chapter 10. Implications for Pondering Some Complexities of Causality and Meaning
Chapter 11. Evidence and Research Implications
Chapter 12. Casting a Wide Net
Chapter 13. Complex and Empathic Understanding