Chen Xinyin
Department of Applied Psychology-Human Development, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Int J Psychol. 2015 Feb;50(1):56-9. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12128. Epub 2014 Dec 11.
Researchers have investigated the implications of social change for human development from different perspectives. The studies published in this special section were conducted within Greenfield's theoretical framework (2009). The findings concerning links between specific sociodemographic features (e.g., commercial activities, schooling) and individual cognition and social behaviour are particularly interesting because they tap the underlying forces that drive human development. To further understand the issues in these studies and in the field, a pluralist-constructive perspective is discussed, which emphasises the integration of diverse values and practices in both Western and non-Western societies and its effects on the development of sophisticated competencies in individual adaptation to the changing global community. In addition, several issues are highlighted and some suggestions are provided for future explorations in this field.
研究人员从不同角度探讨了社会变革对人类发展的影响。本专题发表的研究是在格林菲尔德的理论框架（2009年）内进行的。关于特定社会人口特征（如商业活动、学校教育）与个体认知及社会行为之间联系的研究结果尤其有趣，因为它们揭示了推动人类发展的潜在力量。为了进一步理解这些研究及该领域中的问题，本文讨论了一种多元建构主义视角，该视角强调西方和非西方社会中不同价值观和实践的整合及其对个体适应不断变化的全球社会时复杂能力发展的影响。此外，还突出了几个问题，并为该领域未来的探索提供了一些建议。
