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Developmental systems theory
- Developmental systems theory : Developmental systems Theory - This perspective emphasizes the ongoing interaction and integration across many levels of the human organism from the genetic to the behavioral level, within
the nested contexts of the person, family, community, and culture, to consider both continuity and change over individual and historical time.
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