Reviews for Handbook of Child Psychology, Set

The average rating for Handbook of Child Psychology, Set based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-16 00:00:00 Mark Taylor Excellent, insightful, and compelling treatise on democracy that, to oversimplify, emphasized the need to correct fallacies (e.g., the individual/group/state are separate) in the interest of a holistic life as sought by organizing group will and thought, which in turn produces democracy. I appreciated her holistic bent and value for life, though she did border on being dramatic in her belief in the power of a person as a new kind of god. Includes historical context for her beliefs; mainly she seemed to believe that democracy is something as arbitrary as a vote between alternatives or representation (a republic actually), but overall was her treatise for creative citizenship, where creative is a life-giving force.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-03-17 00:00:00 Jason Mosiman An interesting and idealistic view of democracy. Follett argues for the need to increase neighborhood/community organizing and reenergize civic participation. She wrote this book in 1918, but it is very much relevant today. The book rambles quite a bit and given it's very idealistic views of the world, it can be hard to digest some parts. Still a worthwhile read if you are interested in political theory or sociological and group behavior issues.